[SPARCbook] 6.4 gig drive for 3GX?

[Douglas K Landau]

They have a notebook-IDE to PCMCIA adapter for $80 in Action 
Computer in sunnyvale ca.  comes with external enclosure, etc.
Doesnt address the specific problem mentioned, but it might 
make 25 gigers etc much more affordable, if not inside the 
sparcbook.  if it works at all that is.  I got one but havent
tried it yet, doh


dkl


> 
> The source for the drive was listed in Hugo's FAQ,
> it was an upgrade drive for a Mac Powerbook - it
> was expensive, but it is one of the only ways to
> get more disk capacity in an SB 3GX. It was $429
> (IIRC) - it is an IDE drive and an IDE <-> SCSI
> adapter card. The adapter card seems to be a
> very rare commodity, and if it can be found runs
> well over $100 (close to $170 IIRC).
> 
> I decided to just write the check and be done with
> it - sure, *IF* I could find the adapter I could
> mate it with a drive bought for less, but at best
> I felt I could save $50, and I would have to wait
> for the card to become available. I decided to do
> it, and I don't regret the decision...
>