Hi Tim!
>I want to bounce an idea off the collective. I just picked up a Syquest
>EZ-Flyer 230 (EIDE) with about a dozen disks.
Sounds OK. At least the 135 MB one has been reported to work with Q40.
>I've already got two IDE devices on my Q40 (HD and CDROM).
>I'm thinking about putting in the Syquest in the Q40 and only
>hooking it up when I needed it (mostly for backup).
How about a second IO card for two more IDE drives?
BTW I am successfully using CompactFlash as removable media for Q40/Q60.
Seems a very nice thing! Smaller than a QL microdrive cartridge, silent,
portable, and works under Q40 SMSQ/E and QDOS Classic *without* new drivers!
I use a special PCMCIA/CompactFlash-IDE adaptor. But attention, not
all CompactFlash-IDE adaptors work. There are also differences
between CompactFlash cards. This needs further investigation.
CompactFlash has the disadvantage not to be well-suited for hot-plugging.
You have to switch off your machine when you change media. Fortunately the
Q40/Q60 boots quite fast... and needs no shutdown under SMSQ/QDOS.
All the best
Peter
