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- From: bmontgom@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (Byron Montgomerie)
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- Subject: Re: A4000 HD Drive, FORGET IT!
- Date: 15 Jan 1996 17:21:51 GMT
- Organization: Memorial University of Newfoundland
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- Maxwell Daymon (mdaymon@rainbow.rmii.com) wrote:
- : : SCSI CD-ROMS are more expensive than their ISA/IDE counterparts as well.
-
- : To a degree, but the quality is absolutely garbage. Although I recognize
- : the importance of a low end Amiga, filling it with sub-standard crap
- : isn't the solution (IMHO). Especially since it would reflect directly on
-
- I wasn't suggesting that AT do that, anyway there is an announcement on one of
- the web sites that a 4x unit will be used, I assume IDE without any other
- knowledge to refute it. The bus used doesn't dictate the quality IMO.
-
- : the Amiga - not some 'stupid dealer' or 'stupid multimedia company' - at
- : least the blame can be redirected in the clone industry.
-
- That is true. Not much that can be done about that, you can still replace the
- drive with another one though, at least it is more standard than the amiga
- double density drives. What is more important is the ability to boot from a
- CDROM drive for games. An external scsi port for zip drives etc would be the
- way I would want AT to go.
-
- Basically, Hard drive and CDROM internal with an external scsi port would be
- ideal. With the external floppy port retained for transition purposes.
-
- : I've used and installed many of those cheap IDE CD-ROM drives and they
- : work and feel like toys. You'll be paying close to the same price for a
- : *quality* unit.
-
- You get what you pay for agreed. I would rather the standard be CDROM as it
- may last longer.
-
- Regards,
-
- BM
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