Re: For the fun of it

["Simon D. Williams" <bb065@chebucto.ns.ca>]

On Sat, 26 Aug 2006, Bill Garber wrote:

> 
> "Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message
> iridneXKE70WXW3ZnZ2dnUVZ_sOdnZ2d@comcast.com">news:iridneXKE70WXW3ZnZ2dnUVZ_sOdnZ2d@comcast.com...
> : Bill Garber wrote:
> : > "Sean Fahey" <a2fan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> : > news:cb1Ig.3311$yO7.543@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com...
> : > : Tony Cianfaglione wrote:
> : > :
> : > : > a Sequential Systems CT100c external 100mb hard drive (with 4 - 25mb
> : > : > partitions).
> : > :
> : > : Aaaargh... we so much want to clone that controller.
> : >
> : > We can clone it, probably, should we ever get our hands on one,
> : > and it can be converted to CF/SD/MMC technology. Do you know if
> : > that controller is IDE or SCSI? Or is it FM/MFM as are other
> : > drives of that period?
> :
> : IIRC, it's a SCSI drive inside.
> :
> : As a way to connect a CF card, it's like reaching behind your head
> : to scratch the other ear.  There are much simpler ways to connect
> : a CF card to the bus internally (as in CFFA).
> :
> : -michael
> 
> Yes, sir. I had one designed, but, I'm bombarded with, "will it work
> with the ram card in place", and "what about the No Slot Clock?".
> So, I scrapped it in lieu of the possible creation of an external
> model. I also did not get enough demand for it either. I figured,
> why produce 50 units when I only received 5-6 requests for it. :o)
> The other IIc drive I looked at was the Pro-App 20 which is MFM.
> 
> Bill Garber

Make that 7 (maybe 8 depending on cost)... I think an external smartport
CF would seriously kick... even if i/o were slower than CFFA, it would
still be awesome to have a mass storage solution for the IIc.
-s
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