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From: scs@lokkur.UUCP (Steve Simmons)
Newsgroups: unix-pc.general,comp.sys.att
Subject: Full Height ST-506 Drives
Keywords: body changes?  external
Message-ID: <112@lokkur.UUCP>
Date: 16 Dec 87 17:44:41 GMT
Organization: Inland Sea Software, Ltd.
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I'm looking at options to upgrade the 20Mb disk in my 7300.  Given
the body, it looks like I'm stuck with using half-height drives.
Two possible solutions spring to mind:

a) Get my hands on the body molding for a 3B1, which (I think) will
   accept a full-height disk.  Then the only issue is will the power
   supply deal with it.  From what folks have indicated that's not
   a problem -- back when AT&T was upgrading 7300s to 3b1s for a
   merely ludicrous price, the power supply was not changed (er --
   as far as anyone knows).

b) Pursue some sort of external disk.  This would require a major
   physical attack, but has some benefits (like I could get most
   of the parts at cost from work).  It also solves issues of
   power consumption (I could get a 28ms 142Mb drive if I had the
   $$$$ -- zowie!)

Has anybody ever done either of these?


Also, many many thanks to the folks who replied to my previous
postings on memory upgrades.  The guy who sold me my 7300 is zero
help (we're on first name terms -- he calls me Steve, I call him
*ssh*le).  The world could learn a lot from the spirit of folks
on the net.

-- 
>>> Steve Simmons, Inland Sea Software, Ltd.   ihnp4!itivax!lokkur!scs <<<
>>> 9353 Hidden Lake, Dexter, MI. 48130		          313-426-8981 <<<
>>>           "It's my computer and I'll snub who I want to."          <<<