tsmith@well.UUCP (Timothy S. Smith) (12/14/89)
20, 30 and 40 MB internal hard drives for the Tandy 1400LT are
available from:
Micro Sense
370 Andrew Ave.
Leucadia, CA 92024
800-544-4252
They are user-installable; I have seen the instructions. Some
heavy disassembly and screw-driver work is required, but no
soldering. They are pricey relative to PC hard disks ($800 for
20 MB, $1050 for 40 MB), but these are competitive prices for
laptops. Last time I checked Tandy still wanted $1200 for a
20MB drive, plus installation.
I plan to order one next week. I'll let you all know how it
works.
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Tim Smith tsmith@well.uucp
{pacbell, ucbvax, hplabs}!well!tsmithtsmith@well.UUCP (Timothy S. Smith) (12/23/89)
Have just installed a 20 MB hard disk on my 1400LT. The drive comes from
CMS Enhancements, Tustin CA. I bought it from MicroSense, in Leucadia, CA.
It's a 20 MB internal drive. MS also offers 20, 30, and 40 MB external
drives, but I wanted the internal.
Installation was on the difficult side. Took me about 3 hours--it's *much*
harder than putting a disk drive in a PC (or a PDP-ll, for that matter).
I would advise getting someone to do it unless you're a DIY type.
Cost was $800 + tax and shipping for the drive. This is a competitive
price for a laptop drive.
Battery life will be a problem. What you really have to do is get a late
model charger from Tandy, and do some resistor replacement in the 1400LT
power supply. I didn't do that (I'm off on a trip tomorrow), but probably
will do so when I come (gad, I dread taking that case apart yet again) home.
If anyone wants to do this installation, mail me for more info.
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Tim Smith tsmith@well.uucp
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