Path: utzoo!utgpu!utstat!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!husc6!cmcl2!ccnysci!alexis From: alexis@ccnysci.UUCP (Alexis Rosen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Dead 40 MEG Drives - This could be really bad. Message-ID: <1979@ccnysci.UUCP> Date: 13 May 89 07:25:34 GMT References: <2557@phred.UUCP> <1961@ccnysci.UUCP> Reply-To: alexis@ccnysci.UUCP (Alexis Rosen) Organization: City College of New York Lines: 18 In article <1961@ccnysci.UUCP> I wrote: >This could be a very serious issue, of at least as much concern as the faulty >power supplies in the Mac 512/Plus, or it might not. But I'm concerned because >Quantum has a history... read on. > > [long description of problems with Q280s] Well, I just talked today with Charles McConnathy, president of MicroNet, and I have some negative data to report. He says that he has taken back very few of the Pro-series Quantums, and he has sold quite a few of them. I'm glad to hear this, since I've got one coming in my IIx... Maybe it's not so bad after all. --- Alexis Rosen alexis@ccnysci.{uucp,bitnet} alexis@rascal.ics.utexas.edu (last resort)