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Item 64: Cutting Edge Syquest-compatible 44MB cartridge drive

Entered by robh on Fri Jul 12 05:48:34 1996:

Donated by Steve Sarrica via Rob Argy (ajax):

  Cutting Edge Syquest-compatible 44MB cartridge drive, no docs,
no cable, no driver.  This has two 25-pin female connectors on the
back, and I don't have the right kind of cable to test it.  It's
designed for Macs, and I don't know if it's PC compatible.  I'd
guess it works, but I don't know.  You'll probably need a driver
program of some sort to mount the Syquest carts.
13 responses total.
#1 of 13 by popcorn on Mon Jul 15 13:30:21 1996:

This item is still available for bidding....

#2 of 13 by matth3w on Sat Jul 20 16:58:40 1996:

does it have some kind of model number?

#3 of 13 by ajax on Sat Jul 20 19:07:14 1996:

Cutting Edge, Inc. model CE-HDD, serial number 025643.  It says "made
in USA," which would worry me if I believed it, but I'm sure the 
internals are made in Asia.  Probably just stuck the case on here.

#4 of 13 by matth3w on Sat Jul 20 23:47:19 1996:

sounds like a scsi device

#5 of 13 by popcorn on Sun Jul 21 04:51:41 1996:

Oh!  I thought "Cutting Edge" meant it was the latest and greatest version;
didn't realize it was a brand name.

#6 of 13 by ajax on Mon Jul 22 03:07:38 1996:

That's probably what the company's founders figured people would think.  :-)

Re 4, yes, I'm pretty sure it's SCSI.  The 25-pin SCSI connector is used on
the back of Macs, but usually not on SCSI devices or anything else, I don't
think.  I haven't seen any 25-to-25 SCSI cables for sale, or I'd probably
bid on this.  I suspect you could daisy-chain a Mac SCSI cable (25pin-to-
Centronics) from an external hard drive, to this Syquest drive...if I had
one to spare, I'd give it a try.

By the way, this size Syquest drive is somewhat obsolete, as the 100 and
135 meg Zip and Syquest drives are now in the $120-$150 range, and are
rapidly gaining popularity.  However, most service bureaus still take 
44MB Syquests, and places like Kinkos use them, so they're a handy format
if you do scanning or printing at such places.

#7 of 13 by popcorn on Thu Aug 1 16:48:39 1996:

$1.  For that price I can afford to doink around with it on my PC.

#8 of 13 by tsty on Thu Aug 1 22:41:46 1996:

ummm, i'd like to bid $2 .. to plunk around with on a mac+

#9 of 13 by scg on Fri Aug 2 06:06:41 1996:

If it's designed for the Mac, that probably means it's SCSI, and it soudns
fun to play with.

$5.

#10 of 13 by popcorn on Sun Aug 4 15:15:40 1996:

$6

#11 of 13 by robh on Tue Aug 6 23:48:53 1996:

The current bid is $6 from popcorn, made two days ago.

#12 of 13 by robh on Thu Aug 15 18:35:22 1996:

The bidding is closed, the item is SOLD to popcorn for $6.
Congratulations!

popcorn, make your check payable to Cyberspace Communications and
send it to:

        Cyberspace Communications, Inc.            ****************
        P.O. Box 4432                              * NEW ADDRESS! *
        Ann Arbor, MI 48106-4432                   ****************

#13 of 13 by popcorn on Mon Aug 26 04:45:34 1996:

Hm.  I am not sure I really wanted this, but OK.  :)

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