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- Subject: Re: Micropolis 1.2GB drive model 1598-15
- Message-ID: <1993Jan11.101133.14306@urz.unibas.ch>
- From: frank@ifi.unibas.ch (Robert Frank)
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 10:11:33 GMT
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- References: <43277@sdcc12.ucsd.edu>
- Organization: Institut fuer Informatik
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- In article <43277@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> writes:
- > Hello, everyone,
- >
- > Does anyone have any experience with using the Micropolis 1.2GB
- > hard disk (Model #1598-15) with their NeXT? I'm looking to get
- > a fairly large and not-too-expensive second drive since I've filled
- > up my first one (well, I guess I filled it up a long time ago, but
- > I'm getting ready to make the $1500 plunge into another drive
- > only now...:-)). The Micropolis is a SCSI2 device (capable of SCSI1
- > I'm told by the salesperson) that's made for PC type machines.
- > Would I need any special software or information to set it up for a
- > NeXT (probably, right?) or would it be plug and play (it's worth
- > hoping...my nice new RAM chips were plug and play!)? Any help or
- > leads to where I can find more information would be greatly
- > appreciated. I'll summarize and post any general or particular info
- > I receive.
- > Thanks very much in advance!
- >
- > -Lily Liou
- > lliou@sdcc3.ucsd.edu
- >
-
- It's plug-and-play! Had no problems with a test drive. Currently I have a DEC
- drive (1G formatted) in my slab. No problems at all.
-
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