4 Apr
2024
4 Apr
'24
5:25 p.m.
On 4/4/24 09:54, CAREY SCHUG wrote:
my syquests say 135 mb, though IIRC that must be raw,
because useable was a more even number, like 125mb, which the formatting program agreed
with. I made it my c: drive on my I386 pc so I could switch operating systems before
virtualization. I was pissed that though os/2 said it would install on 125 MB, it
actually meant OVER 125 MB and would not install.
The EZ 135 was yet a different format, succeeded by the EZ Flyer 230 MB.
Lower-priced versions of the cartridge drives I mentioned--and utterly
incompatible.
Then there was the ill-fated 1GB SyQest SparQ drive, available, AFAIK,
only in parallel printer port version (a big mistake). I still have one
in original bubble-pack. I don't know if I ever bothered to see if it
works.
It was pretty clear at that time that SyQuest was in a losing position.
--Chuck