Title: NeXT RHD (Removable Hard Drive)
Post by: pergamon on December 03, 2017, 12:27:54 PM
Post by: pergamon on December 03, 2017, 12:27:54 PM
This was my "Black Friday" shopping this year:
(https://flic.kr/p/2261ivw)
I haven't tested it yet, but at least finally I have one!
(https://flic.kr/p/2261ivw)I haven't tested it yet, but at least finally I have one!
Title: NeXT RHD (Removable Hard Drive)
Post by: barcher174 on December 03, 2017, 02:16:58 PM
Post by: barcher174 on December 03, 2017, 02:16:58 PM
Nice! Probably not much to go wrong with the enclosure.
Title: NeXT RHD (Removable Hard Drive)
Post by: Andreas on December 04, 2017, 02:00:53 AM
Post by: Andreas on December 04, 2017, 02:00:53 AM
WOW! Does anyone know how much of these are selled?
Title: NeXT RHD (Removable Hard Drive)
Post by: pergamon on December 04, 2017, 06:49:24 AM
Post by: pergamon on December 04, 2017, 06:49:24 AM
Quote from: "Andreas"WOW! Does anyone know how much of these are selled?
Not sure... According to nextime (http://nextcomputers.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=3368#3368) a while ago, there were tons of them.
I've only ever seen the one I got (serial number 1004) and the one that kenjay sold on eBay many years ago (serial number 1064).
Title: NeXT RHD (Removable Hard Drive)
Post by: Andreas on December 04, 2017, 07:54:07 AM
Post by: Andreas on December 04, 2017, 07:54:07 AM
Quote from: "pergamon"Quote from: "Andreas"WOW! Does anyone know how much of these are selled?
Not sure... According to nextime (http://nextcomputers.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=3368#3368) a while ago, there were tons of them.
I've only ever seen the one I got (serial number 1004) and the one that kenjay sold on eBay many years ago (serial number 1064).
OK, so there is any chance for me to get one too :-)
Title: NeXT RHD (Removable Hard Drive)
Post by: pergamon on December 04, 2017, 10:17:41 AM
Post by: pergamon on December 04, 2017, 10:17:41 AM
I've never seen them referred to in any official catalog or documentation so I don't think they were ever publicly sold. I had no idea they existed until kenjay's auction a few years ago. His was brand new, IIRC. Mine, sadly, doesn't have the key.
Once I get a chance to open it up I'll see if there are any date stamps anywhere. I'm really curious as to when they were made.
Once I get a chance to open it up I'll see if there are any date stamps anywhere. I'm really curious as to when they were made.
Title: NeXT RHD (Removable Hard Drive)
Post by: brams on December 04, 2017, 11:37:31 AM
Post by: brams on December 04, 2017, 11:37:31 AM
Quote from: "pergamon"I've never seen them referred to in any official catalog or documentation so I don't think they were ever publicly sold. I had no idea they existed until kenjay's auction a few years ago. His was brand new, IIRC. Mine, sadly, doesn't have the key.
Once I get a chance to open it up I'll see if there are any date stamps anywhere. I'm really curious as to when they were made.
Cool never seen or heard of one of these before, I reckon a decent locksmith will sort the key out no sweat.
Title: NeXT RHD (Removable Hard Drive)
Post by: barcher174 on December 04, 2017, 11:48:33 AM
Post by: barcher174 on December 04, 2017, 11:48:33 AM
Take lots of pictures of the insides for us!
Title: NeXT RHD (Removable Hard Drive)
Post by: eagle on December 05, 2017, 06:36:25 AM
Post by: eagle on December 05, 2017, 06:36:25 AM
Wow, that's so cool. I've never seen or heard of one of these before now!
Title: NeXT RHD (Removable Hard Drive)
Post by: krazycat on December 06, 2017, 05:10:17 PM
Post by: krazycat on December 06, 2017, 05:10:17 PM
Very cool, thanks for sharing!
Title: NeXT RHD (Removable Hard Drive)
Post by: NeXTnewbe on December 07, 2017, 06:29:35 AM
Post by: NeXTnewbe on December 07, 2017, 06:29:35 AM
I will love to have one and to replace my SUN external SCSI HD
Title: NeXT RHD (Removable Hard Drive)
Post by: pentium on December 07, 2017, 08:51:23 PM
Post by: pentium on December 07, 2017, 08:51:23 PM
I'd love to see if there's any "smarts" on the back of the drive bay.
While it is all NeXT branded it's also clearly all OEM stuff and I recall until a few years ago I had a stack of removable bays that look identical, but they had a weird bit of logic on them for stuff like automatic ID negotiation.
Also, I noticed that the caddy is currently locked in. ;)
While it is all NeXT branded it's also clearly all OEM stuff and I recall until a few years ago I had a stack of removable bays that look identical, but they had a weird bit of logic on them for stuff like automatic ID negotiation.
Also, I noticed that the caddy is currently locked in. ;)