dale@pro-colony.UUCP (System Operator) (06/26/89)
Network Comment: to #7238 by pnet01!crash!pro-sol.cts.com!lbotez
Has everyone forgotten about the internal Hard Drive put out by Space Coast
Systems in Florida about 6-7 years ago?
Lets at least get the FACTS straight before accusing anyone of 'stealing' an
idea. There was, I believe, another comapny that also had an internal drive
for the Apple II series long befoire AI was even a company.
Dale
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proline: dale@pro-colony 3/12/2400 baud - 24 hrs rewing@Apple.COM (Richard Ewing) (06/28/89)
Indeed, Space Coast Systems did market, for a short time, an internal hard drive for the Apple //e. It was (as I remember it), back in 1985-86 just on the bleeding edge of 3.5inch hard drive technology. It (and the company) failed due to reliability problems with the unit. I believe the old CMC made a similar unit, but withdrew it from the market based on those same problems. --Rick Ewing Apple Atlanta
nazgul@obsolete.UUCP (Kee Hinckley) (06/30/89)
> company) failed due to reliability problems with the unit. I believe the > old CMC made a similar unit, but withdrew it from the market based on those > same problems. I often wonder when my CMC drive is going to fail (and what I'll do then). I've had it for nearly four years now, two of them running a BBS 24 hours a day. It's about the size of a large toaster oven, and sounds like a little gnome is knocking on the inside of it, but it works great. I finally bought a bunch of ram and installed ProSel's large ram cache. It cut down on the knocking so much that I figure I probably doubled the life of the drive. -kee Home: obsolete!nazgul@bloom-beacon.mit.edu Work: nazgul@apollo.com BBS: obsolete!pro-angmar!nazgul@bloom-beacon.mit.edu or nazgul@pro-angmar.cts.com (somewhat slower though) 617/641-3722 (300/1200/2400) -------