QUESTION: If I do buy this ORB (MR) SCSI disk drive for use with my Apple IIgsor other Apple II model computers, what sort of connector cable will I need to have for it and will it work OK with the available Apple II and IIgs SCSI cards ? ANSWER: All you need is a standard DB 25 to HDB 50 SCSI cable. Compared to the cost and read-write access speeds for any of my IIgs media storage devices SCSI hard drives,SyQuest, Iomega or other Zip drives, even compared to large 500 MB and up Focus IDEdrive-on-a-card or even the MicroDrive Turbo IDE card and the large IDE drives it can use, the ORB SCSI MR disk drive is the unquestionable winner in my personal opinion. drives or any of my Zipdrives like the 100 MB, 250 MB, 1 GB or even the 2 GB Jaz, I've used. It appears more reliable and much better in its over all responsivenesswith less problems, than any of the SCSI hard drives, SyQuest cart. From my own use, experience and observations with theORB (MR) SCSI drive on the IIgs, the ORB SCSI MR (magnetoresistive) drive is a muchfaster, much larger media storage device, more economical and much less expensive witheach of it's 2.2 GB disks. drive, Iomega - Zip100 MB, 250 MB or even a Jaz 1 GB and 2 GB Zip cart drive ? ANSWER: Yes, most certainly. Castlewood has a world wide sales 'where to buy'and distribution webpage anybody anywhere can reference: QUESTION: Would the ORB SCSI drive work as a good replacement on my IIgs forsuch media devices I'm now using like a hard drive, SyQuest cart. Try Fry's or CompUSA here in the USA, for instants. You can buy an ORB external SCSI drive with one ORBdisk for $199.95 from just about any standard chain computer retailer. The ORB is also much faster than any Zip Drive, SCSI or IDE hard driveI've ever use on my IIgs before. Do youhave any suggestions on how I might look for something like this, how much itwould cost me and where I could buy such ? ANSWER: The ORB MR SCSI disk drive is certainly faster, less expensive, moreportable, much easier to handle and use with it's 2.2 GB interchangeable, read-writeand rewrite disks, than any SCSI hard drive or other media storage device I've used on an Apple IIgs. QUESTION: I need a media storage device for use on my Apple IIgs, that has areally large amount of space, is fairly inexpensive and which can use smallsized interchangeable disks as read-write, rewrite media storage devices, that'swhat I really need to find and I'm really in the market for such now. Operating Systems Compatibility: GS/OS v6.0.1 and ProDOS 8 Some typical IIgs user questions and answers about the ORB drive followalong with my own personal evaluation and review using the ORB (MR) disksand drive on an Apple IIgs. The ORB SCSI External MR Drive - An Apple IIgs Collective Review The ORB SCSI ExternalDrive Information andSpecifications An CollectiveReviewĩ/15/99 Usingan ORB Drive on an A NEW Apple IIgs Product - Questions and Answers Review Copyright © 1999 by Ben Johnston (MacProber) and GS WorldView
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