lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips) (09/25/90)
In <8089@milton.u.washington.edu>, dlarson@blake.u.washington.edu (Dale Larson) writes: >Since no one responded to my query about the A3000 3.5" expantion bay, >I took the cover off this morning. The cut out is identical to the df0: >bay, making internal use of one of Teac's 3.5" form factor tape drives >(about $450 retail) impossible. This is highly annoying. > >I like this machine, and the case is pretty, but the case is terribly >non-functional. The on/off button is very kludgy, the rubber feet on the >buttom are poorly attached (I've already lost one), and, like I said, the >internal expantion bay won't accept anything but standard floppy (or >maybe a hd). Not maybe... it WILL take a hard drive. I have one in that spot. As for the cutout... well, that's for one of the two most likely periperals to be put in that spot. A littly judicious cutting will do wonders for the fit of a tape drive, or use an external case. -larry -- It is not possible to both understand and appreciate Intel CPUs. -D.Wolfskill +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | // Larry Phillips | | \X/ lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca -or- uunet!van-bc!lpami!lphillips | | COMPUSERVE: 76703,4322 -or- 76703.4322@compuserve.com | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
dlarson@blake.u.washington.edu (Dale Larson) (09/25/90)
Since no one responded to my query about the A3000 3.5" expantion bay, I took the cover off this morning. The cut out is identical to the df0: bay, making internal use of one of Teac's 3.5" form factor tape drives (about $450 retail) impossible. This is highly annoying. I like this machine, and the case is pretty, but the case is terribly non-functional. The on/off button is very kludgy, the rubber feet on the buttom are poorly attached (I've already lost one), and, like I said, the internal expantion bay won't accept anything but standard floppy (or maybe a hd). -- -Dale Larson (dlarson@blake.u.washington.edu)