[ale] USB external HDD

[H. Adrin Story]

But you didn't tell me were I could get one.  I have tons of drives. 
 From 20 to 40 Gigs.  Well, maybe 4 or 5. No one seems to want these 
anymore.  And I have a need for a system like this. A mobile software 
repository.



Robert L. Harris wrote:
> 
> I just bought a "no-drivers needed" IDE Harddrive with a USB connection
> and put a 200Gig IDE drive in it.  The enclosure cost me $15.  Don't
> remember what the Drive cost.  Works like a charm.
> 
> Thus spake H. A. Story (adrin at bellsouth.net):
> 
> 
>>This may have come up before. Sorry if it has.  I have played around 
>>with my USB stick and got it to work with my slackware box.  Love it.
>>
>>
>>What I am looking for now is a external HDD USB would offer me the most. 
>> I don't have firewire right now.  I understand that the device needs 
>>to support Mass storage standards(?).  I most have spent a good 30 
>>minutes at frys on Sunday looking at the drives and didn't see one that 
>>even said it would support Mass Storage. currently looking at the 
>>network accessible drives too, but maybe later when the cost comes down.
>>
>>Does anyone know of a list that shows which ones work with Linux?  I 
>>wonder how safe I would be going by the compatible with MAC OS 8.6 or 
>>higher on statement the box also.
>>
>>
>>Then later I will have to wonder what is the best cross platform format.
>>FAT,FAT32,NTFS,or Linux) probably the old FAT32 so I can read/write with 
>> Linux and Windows.
>>
>>
>>Adrin
>>
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> :wq!
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