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  2.                                                                               TL226(30 Meg)                           TL240(50 Meg)
  3. Tulin Drive                                                              $230.00                                         $300.00 
  4. OMTI 3127 Controller                                            $160.00                                      $160.00 
  5. Power Supply                                                           $29.95                                           $29.95 
  6. Mac to Drive SCSI Cable                                        $25.00                                           $25.00 
  7. Box                                                                              $10.00                                           $10.00 
  8. 50 Pin Connector                                                     $10.08                                           $10.08 
  9. 50 Pin Internal Cable                                              $5.73                                              $2.87 
  10. 20 Pin Internal Cable                                           $3.10                                              $3.10 
  11. 34 Pin Internal Cable                                              $4.52                                              $4.52 
  12. Misc Mounting Hardware                                    $10.00                                            $10.00 
  13. Total                                                                          $488.38!                                         $558.38!!
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  15. This is IT!  This is the chance you have been waiting for!  
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  17. Now it is possible to assemble a hard disk for your Macintosh that will give you the most for your money.  Granted, you will have to be able to buy the parts separately and assemble them yourself but for a great savings in money.  Here is a list of the items that you will need and the companies and phone numbers of where to get these items.
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  19. 1.            30/50 Meg RLL Drive                                                               Tulin Corporation
  20.                30 Meg model TL226                             $212.00                      San Jose, CA
  21.                50 Meg model TL240                             $290.00                      408-432-9025
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  23. 2.             OMTI model 3127 RLL                        $147.00                      Arrow Electronics
  24.                 SCSI Controller                                                                        Schaumberg, Ill
  25.                                                                                                                   312-303-5360
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  27. 3.             Power Supply                                        $29.95                         Jameco Electronics
  28.                 Part #:PS9335                                                                             Belmont, CA
  29.                                                                                                                    415-592-8097
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  31. 4.             Internal cables                                                                           Digi-Key
  32.                20 conductor Card-Edge/Socket                                             Thief River Falls, MN
  33.             Part #:R8516G-6-ND                          $3.10                           800-344-4539
  34.                34 conductor Card-Edge/Socket
  35.                Part #:R8518G-6-ND                             $4.52
  36.                50 conductor Socket/Socket
  37.                Part #:R8326G-18-ND                           $5.73
  38.                50 conductor Centronics Style Socket
  39.                Part #:A1570                                           $10.08
  40.                   4 conductor power plug (+5 +12)
  41.                Part #:A1403  2 @               $0.25          $0.50
  42.                   Socket contacts for above
  43.                Part #:A1423  10 for           $1.00           $1.00
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  45. 5.            25 pin to 50 pin Mac to SCSI cable                                                  Mac Store
  46.                6 ft. length                                              $22.95                         800-847-0026
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  48. You will need a few odds and ends to finish up the project.  Such as a power cord, power switch, enclosure for the whole unit, miscellaneous mounting hardware, fan, etc.  Use your imagination. You should be able to get by for very little cost for these items.
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  50. Note: None of the above prices include shipping and all of the above listed merchants accept VISA of MasterCard.
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  52. The power supply listed above is rather large (8" X 4 3/8" X 2 3/8")but has more than enough power to supply your needs and it’s cheap. It’s rated at +5 volts @ 6.0A, +12 volts @ 3.6A and -12 volts @ 0.25A (-12V not needed:be sure to add a load resistor of 10K or so since it is a switcher supply) or 65 watts total. You can get your own supply if you wish.  If you get one that supplies +5 volts at 2 amps or more and +12 volts at 3.5 amps or more you will be able to run either of the above listed drive/controller combinations.
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