loucks@intvax.UUCP (Cliff Loucks) (11/30/87)
Recently there were some generally favorable comments here concerning the SCSI drives available from Jasmine. But, as I recall, the comments concerned only the Direct Drive series. I am interested in the BackPac 40, mostly due to it's physical size and location, as well as no fan noise. If anyone has any experience with the BackPac 40s, I would greatly appreciate hearing from you. Thanks. -- Cliff Loucks [gatech | ucbvax]!unmvax!sandia!intvax!loucks Sandia National Labs, Albuquerque, New Mexico Poor New Mexico; So far from Heaven, and so close to Texas.
dlw@hpsmtc1.HP.COM (David Williams) (12/02/87)
Personally I would get the DD80, even tho it has a fan etc, for a few hundred more you get 37 more megs of storage! Trust me you'll need it! Or suggest to Jasmine that they make a Backpak 80!
cs162fed@sdcc18.ucsd.EDU (Grobbins) (12/02/87)
In article <376@intvax.UUCP> loucks@intvax.UUCP (Cliff Loucks) writes: >I am interested in the BackPac 40, mostly due to it's physical size and >location, as well as no fan noise. My question about the BackPac drive is: can it be used on a machine other than a Mac Plus? Seems like an important issue for an external drive. Grobbins ..sdcsvax!sdemlab!grobbins
takahash@bnrmtv.UUCP (Alan Takahashi) (12/02/87)
In article <826@sdcc18.ucsd.EDU>, cs162fed@sdcc18.ucsd.EDU (Grobbins) writes: > In article <376@intvax.UUCP> loucks@intvax.UUCP (Cliff Loucks) writes: > >I am interested in the BackPac 40, mostly due to it's physical size and > >location, as well as no fan noise. > > My question about the BackPac drive is: can it be used > on a machine other than a Mac Plus? Seems like an important > issue for an external drive. Considering two attributes of the BackPac 40, I don't think that it can be used anywhere but a Mac Plus. Because: 1) It needs a SCSI interface to run...and only the Mac Plus and the Mac SE have the SCSI in the right physical location. 2) It mounts on the back of the Macintosh...which blocks the fan exhaust vent in the Mac SE. (And before anyone points this out, I know that these comments may not apply to third party upgrades. I'm only talking about 'official' Mac configurations). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Takahashi *at* ...!{hplabs,amdahl,3comvax,ames}!bnrmtv!takahashi #All standard disclaimers apply# "When all else fails, try the boss's suggestion." -- Strano's Law