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Subject: Hard Drives & ABCO
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Date: 17 May 89 23:39:00 GMT
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Date:    17 May 89, 18:32:45 EST
From:    Jim McCabe                                     MCCABE   at MTUS5
To:      INFO-ATARI16 at SCORE.STANFORD.EDU
Subject: Hard Drives & ABCO

Hi folks,

   My dreams of getting a hard drive are finally being realized,
but I have a couple questions that I want to ask before jumping in
head first.

   a) Is the "ICD Host Adapter" basically the same case used
      in their FAST series of drives (without the drive itself,
      of course)?  I really like the under-monitor functionality
      of their FAST boxes...
   b) Is there room to plug in another drive mechanism?  I can't
      remember where I got this idea, but somehow I acquired the
      idea that to their boxes have room for another drive,
      and that their controller is already ready for two in the case.
      This would be GREAT if it were true -- is it?
   c) Has anyone dealt with a company called ABCO before?  They
      sell a 42MB system (Seagate drive, ICD Host Adapter) that looks
      good from the small add I found.  I wonder if their price is
      too good to be true...


   Any help or comments would be appreciated!

                                                Jim McCabe
                                                MCCABE @ MTUS5.BITNET