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From: daves@hpcilzb.HP.COM (Dave Scroggins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Re: Hard Drive Controllers
Message-ID: <2030184@hpcilzb.HP.COM>
Date: 5 May 89 17:38:14 GMT
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Organization: HP Design Tech Center - Santa Clara, CA
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>Sounded a lot like you knew of only two drives, one 40, one 65 megs, one 3.5",
>one 5.25".

No - Sometimes what I THINK I say is not what I DO say.

>>I'm sorry Larry - maybe it's because the kid kept me up last night or 
>>something, but I just don't seem catch the point your trying to make here.

>Just letting you know that there are a lot of choices, in both capacity and in
>access times.

Just wanted to be sure I wasn't missing something. It happens sometimes.

>>There are two drives I am considering, one a 3.5" 40 MEG and the other
>>a 5.25" 65 MEG.
>>The price of the two drives I am considering is also the same.
>>They both go inside the 2000 box.

>Ahh... there's the crux of the matter. You were wondering about two specific
>models of drive. OK. No problem. Hope my attempt at helping didn't upset you
>too much.

Not at all - I appreciate the help.

>need for a 5.25" floppy drive, and don't mind hacking a 3.5 floppy into the
>5.25" bay or adding it externally if I need the extra floppy, so I just put
>drives wherever they fit, with the preference being internally.

This is something I never thought of. TWO internal hard drives.
I like it!

>>Sorry if I wasn't clear with my question.

>Again, no problem. Just trying to be helpful.

Thanks.

Dave S.