CMD HD-4000

Blacklord · October 07, 2024, 07:34 AM

New (reproduction) CMD HD-4000 units are now available to pre-order at https://corei64.com/shop/index.php?route=extension/d_blog_module/post&post_id=41

They aren't cheap!

BigDumbDinosaur · October 13, 2024, 12:57 PM

Quote from: Blacklord on October 07, 2024, 07:34 AMNew (reproduction) CMD HD-4000 units are now available to pre-order at https://corei64.com/shop/index.php?route=extension/d_blog_module/post&post_id=41

They aren't cheap!

I suppose being hand-made piece by piece isn't very economical. Also, parallel SCSI disks are starting to become scarce. I have a couple of clients whose servers are parallel SCSI and I have advised them to invest in some spare drives while NOS is still available.

Seeing this CMD-4000 repro reminds me of the Rear Admiral clone of the Xetec Lt. Kernal. I can't recall the name of the guy that was selling them, but he didn't offer them for long once the reality of the Commodore-compatible hard drive "marketplace" settled in. I also recall he produced a CMD clone...with the same non-results. His occasionally-abrasive personality may have been a factor.

I wish this guy luck with his superannuated CMD-4000, but suspect he's going to find even fewer customers than did the Rear Admiral clone.

RobertB · October 14, 2024, 05:48 AM

That was Jeff Jarian. He also produced a Lt. Kernal clone.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan

BigDumbDinosaur · October 17, 2024, 11:59 AM

Quote from: RobertB on October 14, 2024, 05:48 AMThat was Jeff Jarian. He also produced a Lt. Kernal clone.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan

Ah, yes, now I recall him.

CMD HD-4000

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