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agrogod
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Sat Sep 08, 2007 7:27 am Post subject: Odd drives |
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Wasn't sure where else to put this so a general cat. should do. Found this by chance, its an interesting read on different types of drive "standards" proposed over the past 10-15 years. Thought someone else might find this interesting as well.
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Rahhstah
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and how many here still have some of those relics stuck in a drawer somewhere...
I know I used to have two of of Quantm BigFoots...they might still be in a box somewhere around here. I guess that' the "advantage" to living near where some of these things were once made... |
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JustAnEngineer
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I've got a couple of SyQuest SyJet-S removable cartridge hard-drives and a dozen cartridges here. I just recently quit using my Epson 5¼+3½" combination floppy drive. I'm still using a Pioneer 106S slot-load DVD-ROM drive. I didn't have a Quantum Bigfoot, but I did have a Seagate ST296N half-height 5¼" SCSI drive in my Amiga 2000 back when nearly all hard-drives had gone to the 3½" third-height form factor. |
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Slymer
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I have 2 atapi zip 100 drives and 3 parallel port zip 100 drives... the only other relics I have are related to 386's and an atari 800xl. |
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Akely
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Sun Sep 09, 2007 7:31 am Post subject: |
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That is one interesting page! In fact the whole site is great!
Only thing of those I have experience with is the Zip. The first one I had was a Zip-100 SCSI in the 5½ format. It served me well until the Click of Death took it.
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Murphy The Cat
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*looks inside case of old pc that still serves as a footrest next to current pc... sees a pair of Bigfoots (Bigfeet?  )...*
hrmmm... wonder what other odd stuff I've got around here somethere...
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anglachel
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Murphy The Cat wrote:*looks inside case of old pc that still serves as a footrest next to current pc... sees a pair of Bigfoots (Bigfeet? )...*
hrmmm... wonder what other odd stuff I've got around here somethere...
I got a hard card in my parents basement... |
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I have a rather large collection of odd computing devices myself, all from the recycling center on post. At least 3 parallel port zip drives, a box of 8 inch floppies (anyone have a 8" drive laying around?), a few double height hard drives, a complete IBM XT (With double DIN harddrive and floppy drive intact), a few 5 1/4 drives and at least 1 combo drive, and god knows what else. The wife says its junk, I say it's history. |
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CMTG
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Dypheron wrote:I have a rather large collection of odd computing devices myself, all from the recycling center on post. At least 3 parallel port zip drives, a box of 8 inch floppies (anyone have a 8" drive laying around?), a few double height hard drives, a complete IBM XT (With double DIN harddrive and floppy drive intact), a few 5 1/4 drives and at least 1 combo drive, and god knows what else. The wife says its junk, I say it's history.
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anglachel
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Dypheron wrote:a complete IBM XT (With double DIN harddrive and floppy drive intact),
That is what the hard card is in. 520mb's of monochrome goodness (or it would be if I still had the monitor... some one tossed it out when I wasn't looking.) |
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agrogod
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Tue Sep 11, 2007 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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What got me interested in this site is, I have come into the possesion of a Bigfoot hard drive which got me looking for features, firmware upgrades,etc. I eventually found the Odd drives area. I also have an old Road Runner parallel CD-ROM drive, info can be found here Distecand here Specs, the drive is slower than molasses but still works. |
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