>From: Peter Garcia <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: [PCBUILD] opinions on 2.2GB ORB external parallel port drive >Date: Thu, 7 Oct 1999 12:04:19 -0500 > >does anyone have an experience with /opinion of: > >The ORB drive has a capacity of 2.2 GB, more than any other product in > its category. It's parallel interface (USB and SCSI >versions are also > available) make it incredibly easy to connect to any PC, >and it's small > size makes it totally portable. ==========My son just bought one for his laptop. It is 2.2 GB removable hard drive. It is $199.99 and the disks are $29.99 each. He already had a 100 MB Zip, which is actually a huge floppy. Here is where the water gets a little muddy. If you have a both Zip and Orb parallel port drives, they can be piggybacked, but you need to got to the respective web sites and d/l new drivers, since the ones that come with the units won't co-operate. (Actually, the drivers for PP devices of this class are SCSI emulators, but the drives pass printer output through as parallel port information.) ==========Korny ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com The PCBUILD web site always needs good submissions. If you would like to contribute to the website, send any hardware tech tips or hardware reviews to: [log in to unmask]