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From: cwilliam@umd5.umd.edu (Christopher Williamson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Request information about removable hard disks (for use on an ST)
Keywords: hard disk, Atari ST, information
Message-ID: <4682@umd5.umd.edu>
Date: 8 Apr 89 20:55:09 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
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Anyone out there used or know anything about removable hard disk drives?
What is their reliability?  For my applications (I dont run a BBS, and
I would use a hard disk mainly for runing WP, comm stuff, and then on
the flip side games and such)  How much do extra disks cost, what is a
good size, etc..  I know virtually nothing about them and now that I am 
in the market for a hard drive I am wondering if a removable 20MB hard disk
might be better (and cheaper) than a 60 MB which is the minimum I need.
Also, are there SCSI removable hard drives?  Has anybody seen a setup on
an IBM?
 
Finally, I may be able to get my hands on a 60MB hard drive from an old
IBM PS2 from work.  How much work and at what cost can I hook it up to my
ST?  Are the internal drives that come with IBMs SCSI?  I am electronically
literate, just unfamiliar with hard drives so I would prefer some techie
detail if possible.
             
Email or post it if you think it would interest others...
 
                                Chris Williamson
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