On Mon, Apr 15, 2002 at 01:04:51AM +1000, Dana Sibera. typed the following... > A while back I was given a mac plus and an external scsi drive - a 20Mb, > which was huge... it looked larger than 5.25" in width, and clattered > away like crazy!. Unfortunately it was dead - it'd boot, have an error > in various places, and was pretty much toasted. I pulled the top off to > check out the -huge- platters, and in a fit of curiosity... plugged it > back into the plus. It booted just the same, errors and all, happily > exposed to the open air. ...and that's all Dana Sibera. wrote I'm afraid
You think that's big? A few jobs back I was working for IBM (1990 I think) and one of my jobs was testing hard drives (shock and vibration stuff for those figures that you see in the specs). Anyway, the first ones I worked on were 20M units, they were about 30cm x 80cm and 15cm tall (from memory), had a fold out handle for lifting and a weight warning on them becase they were heavier than a single person lift (although two people would be very awkward!). SCSI units and still selling well even then because they were reliable as anything apparantly! -- Paul Tansom: - contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more information Internet and Intranet Solutions -- http://www.aptanet.com/ -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
