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<<Saw video of Paree today… looked like Venice. What happened, snow melt?>> It isn't Paris that is being flooded though Normandy and Brittany, to the east of Paris, have been unindated with rain. Many homes are completely covered in water. As for Paris itself we haven't had any problems. No problem for me though since I'm on the second floor <g> <<Without knowing exactly your purpose for a removeable HDD>> I'm needing more disk space and backups so I'm looking into alternatives. I want to be able to transport files to other computers at other locations. I figure that a 1G external SCSI drive should give me everything I need. Have you had any experience with these drives and which brands are the best? <<If you're looking for reliable, portable storage, look into optical. I've been using a Maxoptix Tahiti 2M just like an extra HDD for over a year without a hitch. A little slower than a real HDD, but _Always_ there, a very secure resting place for all those files you're afraid to delete just yet. A gig per disk @ ~$100 a pop isn't too pricey.>> How much slower? What is the transfer rate compared to a hard disk? How does this compare to DAT? <<Only problem is none of the service bureaus has them, so any files going there ride on QIC or spanned, pkzipped floppies.>> This is a consideration of mine. I just compressed 11 floppy disks of stuff to move the other day. I need to be able to transport quite a lot of files to other companies so I want something that is going to be robust and compatible with the majority of bureaus. SCSI-2 seems to fit the bill. <<CUroundtheCC …B. ;-D>> So how are things going with your models? Are you going to impress my socks off with some models in the next showcase forum? I've been working on centrioles, centrosomes, and chromosomes of a human cell. So if you are ever in need of advice on making squishy, spludggy, gooey objects just ask me. David "99.99% free space remaining" Gould