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- From: jerry@arlut.utexas.edu (Jerry Heyman)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: When Is Zip Internal!
- Date: 30 Jan 1996 19:43:15 GMT
- Organization: UT Applied Research Laboratories
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- Maxwell Daymon (mdaymon@rainbow.rmii.com) wrote:
- : Phil Wright (pwright@crash.cts.com) wrote:
- : : On 27-Jan-96 02:12:59, Maxwell Daymon was reported to have said:
- : : >Harold Snel (snel%nlsun1@btmv.bel.alcatel.be) wrote:
- : : >: It's a 3.5 inch drive!
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- : : >That doesn't mean the electronics and assembly are small enough for a
- : : >3.5" drive bay. They *may* have a 3.5" model, but the photos I've seen of
- : : >the internal - it's definiately a 5.25" *FORM FACTOR*
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- : : If they can get the Jaz in a 3.5" form factor and the EZ135 in a 3.5" form
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- : Since when is Jaz 3.5" form factor? Again: the DISKS are 3.5", but the
- : electronics and mechanics (so far) seem to be packaged in 5.25" drive
- : casing. This is preliminary, but it's what I've actually *seen* so far.
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- : (Specifications subject to change without notice, of course)
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- The following are the specs from www.iomega.com -
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- General:
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- Disk storage capacity: Uses 1070 MB and 540 MB Jaz disks
- (PC formatted capacity)
- Operating system compatibility DOS, Windows, Mac OS, OS/2 and Windows '95
- Interface Fast SCSI-II
- Connections two 50-pin high density SCSI-II (HD-50)
- Power requirements (insider) 5V, .8 amp continuous, 1.1 amp peak
- 12V, .2 amps continuous, 1.2 amp peak
- Power requirements (portable) Universal input 100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz
- (auto-switching)
- Acoustical Noise (operating) less than 42 dBA
- SCSI termination Automatic and/or switchable
- Dimensions (I x w x h) (internal) 5.75" x 4" x 1"
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ <-- looks 3.5" to me
- Dimensions (I x w x h) (portable) 8" x 1.5" x 5.33"
- Weight 2 lbs
- Read/write protection via software (optional password protection)
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- jerry
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