Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!umb!ileaf!io!ebr
From: ebr@io.UUCP (Evan B. Ross)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Palomax hard disk hackers package
Message-ID: <542@io.UUCP>
Date: 5 Feb 88 15:10:48 GMT
References: <1320@ucqais.UUCP>
Reply-To: ebr@chip.UUCP (Evan B. Ross)
Organization: Structured Home for Disturbed Programmers
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Keywords: hard disk expansion


	I have built the palomax 'kit' and have been running it for about
	six months now.  I didn't bother building an enclosure for it, so
	it just sort of hangs off the side of my 1000.

	It only took a couple of evenings to put together (I could have done
	it in one, but I was busy) and it came right up... no problems.

	Their driver seems to be quite stable, and I've even received one
	(or was it two?) unsolicited updates from them.  My only gripe is
	that the driver is not interrupt driven, so things get a little
	jerky during heavy disk access. Then again I have a very slow
	disk attached (80-90msec access), so who am I to complain?

	The backup program they provide is nothing special, I've switched
	over to using Fred Fish's BRU.

	Bottom Line: Provided you're not afraid of electronics, and you can
	get st506 drives cheaply, it's a definite win.


-- 
  There's sparks a comin' outa' my head!!!

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