A possible (future) classic.

From: Kai Kaltenbach <kaikal_at_MICROSOFT.com>
Date: Tue Mar 3 11:55:49 1998

PCMCIA drives are 2"W x 3 1/4"L x 3/8"H.

Note that the SyQuest media size doesn't really count because the rest of
the drive was in the PCMCIA card (heads, motor, electronics).

I have a DTR-1 also, BTW...

Kai

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Yowza [SMTP:yowza_at_yowza.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 1998 9:51 AM
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> Subject: Re: A possible (future) classic.
>
> On Tue, 3 Mar 1998, Doug Yowza wrote:
>
> > The Kittyhawk is pretty small, and I don't know of any machine other
> than
> > the Dauphin DTR-1 what used it. I don't think it's the smallest though.
> > Does anybody remember the Syquest SQ1100? Removable hard disks about
> the
> > size of a box of matches. They produced them for OEM eval, but I don't
> > think they ever made it to the retail channel. I have about 100 of
> them.
>
> I just got off my lazy butt and actually compared the two drives side by
> side. They are both the same width, but the kittyhawk is considerable
> shorter in length and taller.
>
> SQ1100 media: 1.8" x 2.0" x 3/16"
> Kittyhawk: 1.8" x 1 5/8" x 3/8"
> PCMCIA-II drives would need to be 3/16" tall or under, I'd guess.
>
> (measurements done with a crude tape measure.)
>
> -- Doug
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