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From: jeff@drexel.UUCP (Jeff White)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Ehman Engineering drives for Mac - ever heard of them?
Keywords: hard disk drive SCSI Ehman Engineering
Message-ID: <855@drexel.UUCP>
Date: 4 Jan 89 16:48:55 GMT
Organization: Drexel University, Phila., Pa.
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  I recently got a MacMarketer direct marketing magazine, which is basically
just a collection of advertisements and post cards for various Mac 
peripherals.  One of the cards was for a company called Ehman Engineering, who
were advertising a 30 Mbyte external SCSI drive for $499.  The ad says,

	FAST! 12-19 ms	
	RELIABLE! Seagate mechanism
	QUIET! Fanless cooling system
	EASY! Preformatted, ready to use
	PORTABLE! Small and lightweight
	LOADED! Over 10 Mb of PD software

  They have a picture of the drive, and it looks pretty nice.  It is a vertical
unit, with height:width about 2:1 (no actual measurements given).  It has 
cooling slots at the top and bottom, and also seem to have two slanted LEDS on
the front face (power and activity?).
   I called them up (they are based in Clearwater, FL, and have an 800 phone #),and got a secretary who said she would send me out some literature.  I'm not
expecting a jackpot here (I don't belive the 12-19 ms claim, most drives are
fanless, and the PD software is usually crap anyway), but it looks nice 
(exterior wise), and for $500, a 30 Meg SCSI ain't bad.  
  I'm just wondering if anyone had heard of the company, dealt with them, or
maybe has seen a drive similar in description to this one?  They also 
advertise as accepting Visa, MasterCard, and American Express, which reduces
my fears of them being a fly by night company.  Any help or suggetsions would
be appreciated.

						Jeff White
						Drexel University - ECE Dept.
						rutgers!bpa!drexel!jeff