Bruce, Interesting about the Syquest 135. Was that device ever offered as the Wallstreet expansion bay module? Can't recall.
Another piece of junk was the Orb disk. I bought one of those as a SCSI cable add on to my Wallstreet and could NEVER make it work, even with factory help. Total waste of money IMHO. But I did get this Zip drive fixed and that's good. Glueing it back together worked as I reassembled and used it today. The pieces inside the device had merely fallen apart. Sticking them back together with glue worked! Now, how do you fix a bum RAM module that lost 1/2 of its capacity? Maybe I can fix that too! On Feb 26, 10:29 pm, Bruce Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Feb 26, 2011, at 1:54 PM, paulstamser wrote: > > > I was surprised at how cheaply made this unit looks. It cost some $200 > > new as I recall but the insides look cheap and shoddily built and are > > stamped "Made in China." > > Yep zip drives were crappy pieces of junky crap; a triumph of convenience and > cost over quality (I had the much more reliable and well-made Syquest EZ-135 > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EZ_135_Drive>) > > My Syquest disks and drives are still functional; I haven't got a single Zip > disk left that works. > > -- > Bruce Johnson > > "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai, PhD -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
