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From: horton@fortune.UUCP (Randy Horton)
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Subject: CARDCO CSD1: My experience
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Date: Fri, 24-May-85 13:30:27 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 24 13:30:27 1985
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Organization: Fortune Systems, Redwood City, CA
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I recently purchased a CARDCO CSD1 disk drive which was purported to be 100%
1541 compatible.  The first day, it seemed to work fine, although I didn't
try to load any commercial software with special protections.  The second day,
it would no longer format disks, although it would still read and write to
the disks that I had formatted the first day.  When I took it back to the
store where I had purchased it, the assistant manager informed me that they
had been having a large number of returns of CSD1's which would not load
software with 1541 dependent protection schemes.

I wish I had more information to pass on, but I only had the unit two days.
For those considering purchasing this unit, be cautious.

BTW, it only sold for $20 less than the 1541.  I now have a 1541
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