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From: yonder@netcom.COM (Christopher Russell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: HD interfaces ICD vs. BMS
Message-ID: <1991Jun29.223944.15359@netcom.COM>
Date: 29 Jun 91 22:39:44 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  UNIX System {408 241-9760 guest}
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I am planning a HD upgrade.  I have a SH204.  I'm thinking of selling
it and getting a SyQuest 44M removable.  Ultimately I would like to
have a fixed drive and the SyQuest hooked up.  Anyways, I would
usually figure that the ICD interface was the way to go, but I have
seen alot of messages about the BMS interface here on the net.

Would anybody like to comment on the relative merits of the two
interfaces: price, availability, RELIABILITY, COMPATIBILITY, physical
size, performance, support and personal experiences.

In the compatibility area I would like to know how flexible the drive
is in the area of working with a large range of drives.  Also how
about GCR compatibility?

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Christopher L. Russell (yonderboy)  Phone: (408)378-9078 Campbell,CA
yonder@netcom.COM or clr40@amail.amdahl.com or chrisr@leland.stanford.edu