Thanks all for the advice. Dual USB Firewire sounded like a good idea. A little searching yielded-- CoolDrives-3714 MP1394-2 USB 2.0 & 1394 Firewire 5 1/4 Enclosure (about $120 + s&h) http://www.cooldrives.com/info.html
This enclosure plus a ATA-40 to ATA-44 cable adapter allowed me to take an old IDE drive left from my 2300 upgrade and make it into a USB / Firewire drive. (Adapter was about $12 from a local PC parts shop.) Did have to puzzle out the correct arrangement for the adapter, snip a pin, and jury-rig the physical mounting. But, once together, it was plug & play with either USB or Firewire ports on my iBook. (Felt I had to move on to OS X for Java 2). Smaller / lighter / cheaper enclosures are available. However, the specs suggest this one can be used to package almost any 5 1/4" 3.5" 2.5" hard drive, CD, DVD, whatever. It has removable front bezel. It has a pair of RCA audio jacks in back. Hope this proves helpful to others. ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
