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To: BubbaFred who wrote (37)	7/17/1999 12:59:00 PM
From: Dale Stempson	of 38

Article: "Castlewood's ORB Removeable Drive" macnn.com July 13, 1999 Today I received my new Castlewood ORB drive, an external SCSI version for the Mac. It was simple to install, and when I booted my 7300 with an ORB disk in the drive it mounted as expected. I connected it as the second of four devices in my external SCSI chain (right after my Zip drive) so I'm not getting the benefit of the device's Ultra SCSI performance, but I tried a simple test just for reference. I copied a 36.5MB file (an Internet Explorer cache file) to a Zip disk (55 seconds) and then to the ORB (29 seconds). I also had a 100MB file (LInuxPPC "live.filesystem") that didn't fit on the 93.6MB Zip, but it copied to the ORB in exactly one minute. The CD included with the drive installed only a system extension. A Read-me file explained/apologized that the ORB Tools software for the Mac was not included, but that one could either download it from Castlewood's Web site when the software became available (due in about a week) or send the included postcard to receive it by mail. This is actually only a small inconvenience, as without the utility software one could still read, write and initialize an ORB disk. My only disappointment with the drive is a minor one. The cases the disk come in aren't nearly as nice as those for Jaz or SyJet disks--they remind me of the translucent plastic cases used on cheap audio cassettes 30 years ago. The end of the cartridge that you hold it by to insert or remove it from the drive must be placed near the case's hinge, which means you have to turn the disk 180 degrees every time you put the disk into or take it out of the case. Overall, I'm very happy with the ORB drive and highly recommend it for anyone needing to store or transfer large files or just wanting to back up a computer without swapping a long series of Zip disks. Rick Johnson ______________________________ Regards - Dale

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