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- From: mdaymon@rainbow.rmii.com (Maxwell Daymon)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: A4000 HD Drive, FORGET IT!
- Date: 14 Jan 1996 13:51:20 GMT
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- Chris Hall (chall@clover.cleaf.com) wrote:
- : Maxx Daymon wrote:
- : : No. Internal Zips for vendors result in an end-user cost of $159.
-
- : I wish I could get one of those internal Zips. Are they in a 5.25" or
- : 3.5" mounting? I've got a open 5.25" bay in my 4000 for one. If it's
- : 3.5", I would gladly remove my floppy drive to fit one in.
-
- The photographs I've seen require a 5.25" drive bay. They are platinum
- white (or close to it) - not the dark blue of the external model.
-
- : I have no problem with new Amigas having Zip drive in them, but they must
- : have CDROM drive. A Zip for backup & data transfer, and a CDROM for
- : distribution of software. I just think it might be cheaper for AT to do hard
- : drive and CDROM.
-
- I don't think it would be wise to give up a removable writable media
- device. The only options I see are:
-
- Floppy+HD+CD-ROM
- (probably as expensive as the following option, but not as flexible)
-
- Zip+100MB Disk+CD-ROM
-
- *Maybe* Zip+100MB Disk for the lowest end (with a SCSI-2 port for CD-ROM
- later of course) That way, low end people could get a fast usable system
- and upgrade to a CD-ROM in two months when they save more money. With
- SCSI on the motherboard, the CD-ROM option could be done inexpensively.
-
- I think HD+CD-ROM is too limiting. People will probably tend to see it in a
- negative light if it has no media communication abilities.
-
- All units would have an empty 3.5" drive bay for people who need to trade
- for archaic purposes (and the 34 pin motherboard connector)
-