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From: spector@acf4.UUCP (David HM Spector)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: Who Misses Older Drives? (Re: write protect tab)
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Date: Mon, 24-Feb-86 08:55:00 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 24 08:55:00 1986
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Well, Folklore has it that the switch to the sony drive was made VERY late in
the project. So the Macintoshes internal frame and mounting structures were
designed for twiggy drives (5.25" dual-slotted disks).  When Steve Jobs
finally made the decision (or was coerced?) to use the 3.5" sony's luck was on
his side that all they had to do was make a small modification to the injection
mold for the Macintosh's case and they were set to use the sony's(i.e., the
sony drives could be made to fit into the frame. If you've never seen the
inside of a Macintosh, its done with a sheet metal bracket, or at least mine
is...:-). 

I wonder if the Macintosh Plus still has the old frame, or if its been 
re-engineered for the smaller drives...?


					David Spector
					NYU/acf Systems Group