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To: RWC who wrote (5061)	12/12/1997 3:04:00 PM
From: Rocky Reid	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 7685

>>Why waste such limited resources on a SCSI configuration! An internal EIDE drive along with an external drive covers the bulk of the market. << Well, with a large installed base of Mac users (myself included), SCSI is the only interface useable. I presently feel cheated that SparQ is not available with SCSI. The minute it does, however, I'm picking two up.

To: RWC who wrote (5061)	12/12/1997 3:58:00 PM
From: Dale Stempson	Respond to of 7685

Re: >>>Why waste such limited resources on a SCSI configuration! An internal EIDE drive along with an external drive covers the bulk of the market.<<< Syquest earned its stripes catering to the Mac marketplace. Their name is well known to most Mac users, and there are still quite a few of them out there. Granted, SCSI does not represent the majority requirement out there, however it would be a huge mistake IMO if they were disregard this segment. (and I believe they're working hard to get the SCSI versions out ASAP). Still, as you point out, with limited resources, one is forced to make difficult decisions and Syquest's choice to get SparQs on the shelf now and follow later with SCSI was probably a good one. BTW, I'm impressed at how well SYQT is holding up during this tech meltdown. Regards - Dale

To: RWC who wrote (5061)	12/13/1997 2:41:00 PM
From: Sowbug	Respond to of 7685

<<Why waste such limited resources on a SCSI configuration! An internal EIDE drive along with an external drive covers the bulk of the market. >> Something very alluring about the Zip Plus is that the drive is a portable storage device that will work on ANY personal computer you come across -- Mac or PC, regardless of whether the PC has a (currently rare) SCSI card. If there were such a version of a SparQ, I'd buy it in a second -- great for computer consultants who have both Mac and PC clients, or someone like me (developing a cross-platform video game; frequently install beta versions on friends' PCs and Macs).