Re: Syquest on an Apple2 ?

[kmitchel@nyx.cs.du.edu (Kirk Mitchell)]

Terry McDanel (tmcdanel@Saturn.Vitex.Com) wrote:
: Ive got an opportunity to buy a Poweruser that uses 44meg
: Syquest disks.  I will run it on my ][gs with RamFast
: controller.  Will it work?

Sure, they work fine.  I used one to backup my HD until I got a 540 Meg 
APS drive and decided to go a different route (borrow a DAT drive once a 
week, couldn't afford more cartridges!).  Picked up another one real cheap, 
but now they're sitting on a shelf (I seem to accumulate equipment!).

: The guy selling it said something about it having Mac
: software on it that "mounts" it when it is needed.
: Will my RamFast see it and drive it?

What ROM version does your RamFast have?  If you're still at 2.X 
(unlikely), you may have to upgrade.  It worked fine w/ v3.01e, though I 
haven't tried with the latest.  The Mac software won't be needed unless 
you want to swap cartidges back and forth with a Mac.  I don't know how 
well this would work, never tried it.

: It is $200 with 3 disks.
: Thanks for any advice.

Hmmm.  You may want to look into some of these newer removeables (ZIP, 
Syquest EZ?).  About the same price, the media is definitely cheaper, and 
has more capacity.

Still, it will work.  Try him at a lower price!

: Later, terry.

:  Terry McDanel 
:  St. Paul, Minnesota, USA 
:  <tmcdanel@Saturn.Vitex.Com> 

Kirk