> Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 18:09:01 -0400
> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> From: Jeff Hellige <jhellige_at_earthlink.net>
> Subject: RE: Apple II IDE interface
> Reply-to: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> Russ,
>
> Check out this URL:
>
> http://sldghamr.faithweb.com/ARS2000FW.html
OUCH!! the price!? If you choose your sources well, you can get
straight and straight used SCSI drives for handful of dirt.
Even Cheaper if bought up the system that has choice of SCSI hd in it
and rip it apart for parts and use that HD on other machines of your
interest.
But, that SCSI to IDE is very NICE idea at HD end
especially when upgrading that decent machines as well as on oldie
machines using SCSI and IDE drives laying around especially if your
machine needs 10 GB or more while new SCSI drives cost is sky-high.
Right now my ears is coming out used scsi drives I recently aquired.
It was good timings and prices were RIGHT plus my budget is tiny.
All of it is given over to staying fed myself and pay part of rent w/
my parents.
To give you all of that samples:
IBM, seagate 540MB $1ea from ASIS box.
Barracuda 2.1GB $1 from same box. Runs hot as h*ll but sluggish
due to very low density 210MB per platter x 10.
Picked up pair of clean (very little dust) but used pull locally
today, seagate ST41600N Elite 1 for 30 CDN. But that wattage rating
on it YIKES!
Traded some stuff to get quantum fireball ST 3.2GB and Micropolis
2.1GB.
Bought up few Mac machines for dirt all has HDs of all sizes
ranging from 160MB sleepy, wimpy ones, pair of prodrive 240
(excellent), one of that pair came out of a LC III for $5 from
goodwill complete box has 4MB 72pin simm as well. From that source,
I also found a unenhanced Mac II w/ original 1987 Q250 that old dog
still working for $5.
More to go on I say for now that's enough of a start for your ideas
to score on cheap sources for scsi drives as well as assorted parts.
Many drives I got are in canada some from USA, came through cheaper
than paying for *one* SCSI to IDE adapter based on exhange rate! And
really saves on shipping if you can find them locally especially on
HDs honking big bricks of metal is heavy except for 1" scsi drives
is inexpensive to ship while big ones are not. Few times I shipped
broken ones for RMA process on 1" x 3.5" drives NY to Calif for 3 to
5 dollars USPS when I was in USA attending NTID at Rochester college.
Cheers,
Wizard w/ SCSI out numbered IDE drives I own.
> Jeff
Received on Thu May 03 2001 - 18:48:18 BST