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On Wed, 17 Sep 1997 13:22:46 -0800, Mike Ford wrote: >At 6:57 PM -0700 9/16/97, tisol wrote: >>Try www.insight.com >>They had the Sony PCMCIA SCSI plus 2X CD-rom for $80 ? >>The adapter is an Adaptec 1460. >>The Panasonic variation of this was ~ $100 at DAYMARK . >>IT is better as the connector is non-propriatory. >> >>I have the 4x Sony version ...it was $120 >>..peter.. >>Re your other question >>Any PCMCIA SCSI is overkill for 2X , 4X CD-roms >>DAMN just reread you message . You don't want a CD-rom ? >>You want to talk to a CD writer ??? >>You mean "MediaVision" portable CDROM ? > >Yeah, that one I think. > >I have a CDrom writer hooked to my mac, but if it was easy/cheap I would >like to hook it to the 365XD from time to time for backup and making a >blasted w95 installer disc instead of a pile of floppies. Hence the >question about a PCMCIA SCSI card, which was about $50 (one thing was $43 >and the other $53, but I forget which was which). > >Also though, I have some older systems I am building for relatives and want >to include a CDROM drive and a few Gig of software via my CDR burner. > >Clear as mud right? > > I don't have a SCSI-2 PCMCIA card yet (ugh), but I got a portable 2x SCSI-2 CD-ROM (Media Vision Reno), and it was only $90. Now they have an improved version (regular AA batteries) for $59 from www.halted.com. I currently use it with my desktop on a SCSI-2/3 PCI controller. Even for a 2x, it FLIES. Paul