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McGraw · 23-08-2005, 09:45

I still have a working 2.5Gb Quantum Fireball from about 1996.

It has had it's pins bent and burnt due to a mobo fire, been dropped and stored in an attic for about 3 years. In fact, one of the pins has snapped off.

Couldn't believe it when it still worked when I tried it for a laugh.

I won't be storing anything on it though!

Thinking about it, I had an IBM go on me after about a year. It's replacment IBM/Hitachi has been going strong for 2 plus years.

I hope Western Digital are okay, I'm kind of relying on them at the moment!

All my critical suff gets put on DVD regularly though.

23-08-2005, 09:45	#20
McGraw Inactive Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Manchester Posts: 993	Re: Does a decent hard drive manufacturer actually exist? I still have a working 2.5Gb Quantum Fireball from about 1996. It has had it's pins bent and burnt due to a mobo fire, been dropped and stored in an attic for about 3 years. In fact, one of the pins has snapped off. Couldn't believe it when it still worked when I tried it for a laugh. I won't be storing anything on it though! Thinking about it, I had an IBM go on me after about a year. It's replacment IBM/Hitachi has been going strong for 2 plus years. I hope Western Digital are okay, I'm kind of relying on them at the moment! All my critical suff gets put on DVD regularly though.