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On Sun, 24 Aug 1997 11:10:45 +0100, Alexander J. Annala wrote: >>Date: Sat, 23 Aug 1997 20:29:49 +0000 >>From: christij@unix.asb.com (Joseph Christie) >>Subject: Queston abt 760 and floppy/cd setup >> >>I'm looking into a new thinkpad and the 760 sure looks good (undecided >between >>X and E lines). I saw the floppy/cd on the 380 an am wondering about the >setup >>on the 760. I teach and am constantly blowing away and reinstalling different >>OS's on my computers. Is it possible with the 760 to use the cd and sloppy at >>the same time and would I have to buy anything extra to do this if it is in >>fact possible? > >Another more flexible approach is to acquire a new/used Adaptec >SlimSCSI PCMCIA card, an external dual height powered SCSI box, >install a SCSI CDROM in the box, and maybe put a CD-R recorder >in the second bay of the dual height box. If you really need a >portable CD-ROM then the IBM CD-ROM and external floppy cable & >drive arrangement work well enough. But, if you really want to >frequently load up alternative operating systems, work with some >educational CD-ROMs at home/office, or author/review new CD-ROMs >for your own personal/business use then the external CD-ROM box >is a good investment. Moreover, when authoring multiple CD-ROM >projects, it is often helpful to be able to insert a hard drive >in both drive bays of the Thinkpad 760 (one for software/op sys >and one for scratch to acquire video/audio, generate compressed >MPEGs, assemble files for your CD-R, build virtual CD-R images, >and burn multiple CD-Rs from virtual images). > >The external CD-ROM and CD-R drive SCSI box is also useful when >you need to build new operating systems on other PCMCIA systems >-- just plug your PCMCIA card into the new system, hook the SCSI >dual CD-ROM/CD-R box to the chain, insert your active terminator >at the end of the chain, and install whatever software you need >on the new system. > >Acquiring an Adaptec SlimSCSI also facilitates backup of your >Thinkpad 760 system, scratch disks, and CD-ROM projects to any >company or privately owned 4mm DAT, 8mm Exabyte, or alternative >inexpensive high capacity backup media. I personally own a used >HP SureStore 6000e tape drive which is just perfect for backing >up current generation 1-3 gigabyte hard drives. It also makes >great media for sending tracks to CD-ROM master and duplication >houses. The CD-R and 4mm DAT is also wonderful data interchange >media for sending reasonable volumes of data (3D MRI/PET images >etc) to remote colleagues. CD-R is particularly attractive for >small volumes of data (up to 650 MB) because it can be shipped >through the mail with no concern for damage from magnetic fields >in industrial/biomedical imaging facilities or in x-ray systems. > >Rough costs -- used SCSI CD-ROM drive $100 (Toshiba XM-3401B), >new/grey market SCSI CD-R drive $300 (Phillips CDD2000 which is >accompanied by Corel CD Creator Version 2 software [excellent]), >used Adaptec SlimSCSI $100 (including Adaptec EZ SCSI 3 and/or 4 >drivers and backup software), used HP6000e $300, new CD-R media >$3 per 650-700 MB platter, and used 90M DAT tapes (used once) $2. > Isn't a Toshiba 3401 just a 2x SCSI-2 CD-ROM? I have 2 3301's, which are 1x's and work great with my equipment, though I have yet to get a PCMCIA SCSI-2 controller. If anyone knows where I can get one for less than $60 then tell me. Also, where does one aquire 90M DAT tapes? I have a DAT drive, but never had the time to mess with it, and tapes here seem to be around $10. Paul