Re: Profile drives

[hirschj@vax2.concordia.ca (JACK HIRSCHBERG)]

In article <jn44607@pro-sol.cts.com>, tomk@pro-sol.cts.com (Tom Kelly) writes...
>In <1994Oct21.184438.232@titan.sfasu.edu>
>millerm1@icebox.eielson.af.mil () writes:
> 
>>I recently picked up a 5meg Profile drive and would like to find out what I 
>>need in order to connect it to one of my IIe's. I imagine some sort of 
>>interface card and cable. Thanks.
>>
>>Romeo Bartlett
>>bartletr@icebox.eielson.af.mil     or
>>73653.2650@compuserve.com
>>
>>
> 
> 
>You need to get a interface card.  You should try Sun Remarketing or
>Shrieve Systems.  If it were me I would not bother with it.
>When you add up the costs and what you end up with, you would be better off
>getting a SCSI interface card and a SCSI drive in a case.  The cost per meg
>would be much less.  5 meg is NOT much these days. IMHO
> 
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I ahve two 5 meg Profiles...or I should say had. If you
remove the drives, you are left with a perfect case, and
good power supply. Throw in a bare bones SCSI drive and
you have a terrific SCSI drive for less than the cost of the 
Profile interface.
--Jack