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| Click here to select a new forum. | | M2115 External Drive in great shape for a mere $24 bucks! | Posted by: Trash80toHP_Mini on 2012-07-17 09:15:30
Looks fab! I like your custom shelf for the CC assembly as well. One suggestion, though, paint it to match one of the darker colors in the RAINBOW and the contrast will make your goodies stand out more and look even better. [😉] ]'>
| Posted by: krye on 2012-07-17 13:00:04
I didn't bother to shield the inside at all from the retr0brite. It didn't have any effect on it at all.
| Posted by: Dennis Nedry on 2012-07-17 19:56:14
AWESOME, very good to know, thanks
| Posted by: TheIanMan85 on 2012-07-27 19:26:33
I have one of these that I bought brand new. I think I still have the original box somewhere. Mine is the low end 850 MB model. I've still got all four feet somehow, too! I believe I got mine in about 1997 or 1998. Maybe as early as 1996? 1997 seems about right. As others mentioned, it did come with LaCie software and LaCie branded paperwork in the box.
Mine was originally bought when I was running out of space on my 160 MB drive in my Performa 550. I thought it matched it nicely. When the 550 was replaced it was repurposed for work with Macs I was preparing for sale. Made it easy to boot Macs from school surplus and such and put new System Folders and such on them. I'd just have a 7.1, 7.5.5, 7.6.1, and 8.1 folder set up the way I liked and I'd drag and drop. It is still occasionally used exactly this way today, although not nearly as often.
I like my external 850 MB Apple drive. I also like that the feet can be put on so that it can be run horizontally or vertically. I seem to recall some warning in the manual about not running it vertically without the feet to avoid blocking the lower vents. I could be making stuff up, and they may have been overly cautious if this was an actual warning.
The only other external Apple branded hard drive I have I own is a HD20 SC that came with a Mac Plus years ago.
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