Handy CD-ROM Drive

July 1997 / What's New / Handy CD-ROM Drive

The Backpack Bantam ($299, or $379 with sound card), an 8X CD-ROM drive, fits in the palm of your hand. Weighing in at 1.5 pounds and with dimensions of 1 x 8 x 6 inches, the Backpack Bantam is ideal for mobile professionals who need portable multimedia hardware or simply can 't fit any more applications on their hard disk. The device offers Windows sound capabilities for laptops and a parallel port interface.
Contact:  MicroSolutions, DeKalb, IL

Phone:    800-890-7227 ext. 200 or 815-756-2928

Internet: 
http://www.micro-solutions.com


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