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> > > Hmm...as the owner of a SyQuest 270 (on the desktop), this software > > sounds tempting! I already use the SyQuest to (among other things) archive > > seldom-used software and projects to save "regular" disk space and still h > > quick access to them. I've used a SyQuest 105 for a year now to do that > > recent obtained the 270 and sold the 105 (though I still use many of the 1 > > disks with the 270 drive). > > Finally! I've been dying to find out what those SyQuest drives are > like. Do they require a controller, or is it possible to wire them, or > a Bernoulli box or something into one of the thinkpad ports? The hard I can't speak for Bernoulli, but I have owned 2 different SyQuest drives (the 105 and now the 270) and I love(d) them both. Both were SCSI-2 devices, so assuming you get a good SCSI adapter on your ThinkPad (either PCMCIA or Parallel port), I see no reason whatsoever that you couldn't run it just as you might run any other SCSI device off of nearly any computer. > drive upgrades are so expensive here in Australia the SyQuest 270meg > drive and cartridge is actually cheaper than the 170->340 upgrade at time If by chance you get a SyQuest 105, let me know if you are interested in 105 MB cartridges. I have about 6 extras that I can use with my 270, but would prefer to sell and invest the $ toward 270 MB carts. I'm asking $45 each for barely-used carts. and I have 1 that is unused and asking $52 for it. > of purchase! If anyone has external drives working, could they please > let me know? Well, as I said, I have about 4 external SCSI devices working (CD-ROM, SyQuest 270, DAT tape drive, and flatbed scanner) on my desktop system, but I see no reason the same couldn't be done on a notebook machine, given a good quality, well-supported SCSI adapter and good drivers. I don't personally have a need for it, so I've never purchased a notebook SCSI adapter, but if I were to do so, I'd probably buy the PCMCIA card made by Adaptec (Adaptec is pretty much the 1st name in PC-based SCSI) or alternately a parallel port device by Trantor (which I've also heard good things about). The adapter you choose is critical though, as there are plenty of "cheap junk" items out there that may give you difficulty in supporting your external devices (or having poor drivers, etc). ----- Randy Whittle whittle@chaph.usc.edu | My opinions are mine, but | USC School of Business (Fight on, 'SC Trojans!)| since I'm right, they should | (How's this for a snotty .sig? Well, I guess | be yours too. | it's better than an ASCII of a nude woman!)