NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/comp/sys/mac/hardware/25205

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Date: Sun, 3 Jan 93 20:45:35 IDT
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Subject: Making a portable external 3.5 inch case
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Can someone point me to a small portable external case and power
supply for 3.5 " mechanisms?

From the magazines it looks like the La Cie cirrus case is about
as small as you can get. I have seen the adds for Liberty Systems,
but I don't know the details of dimension and weight. Can someone tell
me if they are really better (i.e. smaller and lighter) than the Cirrus
case. They are considerably more expensive, and since I want to put
a tape mechanism in them, the only difference for me would be portability.

Even better, could I buy somewhere
a special small and light power supply and small case to make
my own portable hardrive 3.5" whatever (tape unit, harddisk, etc.)?

I would like the power supply to be universal.

A final question: If I did buy a portable tape unit, say a La Cie Cirrus,
is it possible to take out the mechanism and put in my internal floppy
drive mechanism on those occasions when I want a portable floppy drive?
I realize that I need different cables. My question is whether a
power supply for a single 3.5 tape drive could be used without danger
for a 3.5 floppy drive. Would I have to buy some sort of "auto-sensing"
supply? I hope that I am not talking nonsense. Please tell me if I am.

Thank you,
Scott Petrack
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