Emax

I think a card reader is making a lot of sense.  I'm only trying to use the Zip drive because I already own it and it's not being used for anything else.  Heck, I have a 2GB SCSI Jaz that's not being used for anything (where I can set the SCSI ID to anything), but that would really be wasting storage space.  Is there room to mount both a card reader and a small floppy drive in the front of a keyboard Emax I?
Thanks,
Robert

--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, Chase Smith <plus_321@...> wrote:
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> I haven't done what you are talking about because I have installed an internal zip in my Emax, but there is a way you could do what you are talking about.
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> Get an external SCSI drive closure (from ebay or wherever) and put an internal zip drive in the enclosure, then you will have an external zip and you can set the ID to whatever you like.  I actually have one set up like this that I use sometimes for my Emax II.  One day I might install the external SCSI port and use it like that, but I think I would prefer a card reader for less noise.
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> From: roberth909 <friction@...>
> Subject: [emax] Re: DIsk Not Formatted!
> To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 1:49 AM
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> > To: emax@yahoogroups. com
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> > Sent: Monday, October 5, 2009 7:44:31 PM
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> > Subject: Re: [emax] DIsk Not Formatted!
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> > I bought a used Emax recently. Every now and then I get a "Disk Not
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