jca@pnet01.cts.com (John C. Archambeau) (02/20/90)
Where does one obtain only hard drive brackets for a Mac (any and all
varieties)? Is there one Mac third party distributor/dealer that tailors to
the do-it-yourself person who loves to buy raw hardware?
Reply in e-mail, I have been lagging in keeping up with Usenet conferences
since my accident last December.
// JCA
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*/rht@smsdpg.uu.net (Randy Thompson) (02/24/90)
From article <1577@crash.cts.com>, by jca@pnet01.cts.com (John C. Archambeau): > Where does one obtain only hard drive brackets for a Mac (any and all > varieties)? Is there one Mac third party distributor/dealer that tailors to > the do-it-yourself person who loves to buy raw hardware? The folks at On-Track provide drive mounting kits for the SE, SE/30, and all flavors of the Mac II. The kit comes complete with installation instructions, power and data cables as well as formatting and partitioning software. Although I have heard that other folks prefer other formatting software I opted to go with On-Track because of their track record with other similar products in the MesSyDOS world. Their tech support is first rate and their folks have been very helpful. I have tested the software on Maxtor, Quantum, Seagate (& Imprimus), Hewlett Packard, Miniscribe and CDC drives and have had no problems with the current (v2.2) version. Sorry, I dont know the street price. The address and telephone number is: Ontrack Computer Systems, Inc. 6200 Bury Drive Eden Prarie, MN 55346 800/872-2599 612/937-5815 ( for you out of country folks ) 612/937-5815 ( if you need to use a fax ) Note: I would have mailed except I thought this would be of general interest. _________________________________________________________________ Randy Thompson | uunet!smsdpg!rht - Office SMS Data Products Group | uunet!smsdpg!tailchasr!rht - Mac@home 703/648-9400 | _________________________________________________________________ * Constructive criticism is always appreciated * Send Flames to: Trash%tailchasr@smsdpg.UUCP _________________________________________________________________
bh11+@andrew.cmu.edu (Braddock John Hathaway) (02/26/90)
Net and Randy: I just had a pretty good experience with a company called "Software (and hardware) that fits." I bought a bracket for my Mac II for a full height hard disk for $10 + shipping ... everybody else had the same thing packaged in a kit (including cables and formatting software) for which they wanted $90 or more. I haven't yet received the bracket in question, but they seemed to know exactly what I was talking about, and were very helpful when answering my questions. They regularly advertise in MacUser. No connections other than a satisfied customer. --Brad