Re: SCSI card options

["Paul Grammens" <grammens@svn.net>]

Benjamin O Zotto <zotto@nospam.fas.harvard.edu> wrote
>
> Anyways, I have recently acquired a IIgs to play around with, and I'm
> interested in hard drive possibilities.  Thus two questions:
>

There are also Vulcan hard disks. I rather like them. Besides the cool name,
they include a beefed up powersupply, mount the hard disk internally, and
include a fan. They are less flexible than SCSI, where you have more options
on disk size and the ablility to use other SCSI devices, but if you just
want a hard disk they are great. I have to put away my toys after I play
with 'em, so not having to deal with external hard disks and cables is an
advantage to me.

> 2. Seems to me like the only reliable ways (barring a thrift shop find)
> to get a hard drive are (1) finding a SCSI card for $150 on ebay, and
> then futzing a drive up, or (2) getting on Alltech's waitlist for a Focus
> drive.  Are there any other alternatives, or is that really all that's
> feasible in this new millenium?
>

There's a wait list? Is it just for the hard disk part, or the whole thing?
You could probably find a used laptop drive if they still sell the bare
board. Just check and make sure you get one that is compatible...
-Paul