CSCHERRER@RUBY.VCU.EDU (02/19/91)
I would like some info on Chinook Hard Drives for the Apple IIc.
1. Just what IIc's does it work with (anchor,unidisk,+) ?
2. How well does it work?
3. Is $579 for a 20 Meg Hard Drive just too much to spend?
4. Is Chinook reliable?
5. Does Chinook offer support?
6. Is one really worth getting?
7. How does it hookup to the IIc and work with it (technical stuff)?
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Lots of info would be appreciated even more.
Chris Scherrer
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~v060q267@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (David B Bandish) (02/20/91)
In article <B8EBCADB305F602261@Gems.VCU.EDU>, CSCHERRER@RUBY.VCU.EDU writes... > >I would like some info on Chinook Hard Drives for the Apple IIc. > > 1. Just what IIc's does it work with (anchor,unidisk,+) ? You need the Unidisk/Smartport mod for it to work. > 2. How well does it work? Pretty well. I have almost everything that I use on it. I have had a few problemw, but Chinook has helped me with every one, upgrading to correct bugs for the cost of shipping. > 3. Is $579 for a 20 Meg Hard Drive just too much to spend? I'm not sure, having paid even more for mine 2 years ago. But if you can afford it, I think it is. > 4. Is Chinook reliable? See 2. > 5. Does Chinook offer support? Chinook has a support number, and is available online on GEnie. They have been pretty helpful so far. > > 6. Is one really worth getting? > I think so, but it is a mite expensive. If you can afford the $$, get it. > 7. How does it hookup to the IIc and work with it (technical stuff)? It hooks up via the external drive port. It is best if it is first in the chain if you have other drives, unless you have another utility that will boot it from another drive. It has a port so that other drives can be hooked into it. You work with it like any other disk, except that it has more data on it. I strongly suggest getting a disk management program (Glen Bredon's Prosel is quite good and not too expensive) to keep the files manageable. Generally you would set up the HD with Prodos, Basic and some important startup files in your main directory, and each application, or set of data in separate subdirectories. This is especially important because Prodos will not allow more than 50 filenames in the main directory regardless of how much room is available on disk. > >Any info would be greatly appreciated. >Lots of info would be appreciated even more. Write directly to me if you want more info.