What is this? AST 88 Mb drive

From: Kai Kaltenbach <kaikal_at_MICROSOFT.com>
Date: Thu Mar 26 17:36:51 1998

SyQuest?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe [SMTP:rigdonj_at_intellistar.net]
> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 1998 10:28 AM
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> Subject: What is this? AST 88 Mb drive
>
> I picked up an external drive in a bunch of computer parts. Can anyone
> identify it? It looks like a Bernoulli or Syquest drive but is marked "AST
> Technologies" and "88 MB C". It's the same size as a Bernoulli
> Transportable drive and the cartridge looks like it is *almost* the same
> size as a Bernoulli 90 Mb (but it's not!) It has two 50 pin SCSI
> connectors
> on the back along with a socket for a power cord and two AC outlets. It
> included a SCSI cable that has a male DB-25 connctor on the other end.
> What kind of cartridge does this take? Is it worth bothering with?
>
> Joe
Received on Thu Mar 26 1998 - 17:36:51 GMT

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