[vcf-midatlantic] External 8" harddisks

[John Heritage]

Did any of the early micros ever get external 8" harddrives as an upgrade
option?

I vaguely remember receiving a large 8" external SCSI drive in the early
1990s for my BBS that was already very old.  I don't remember hearing
though of any 8" harddisks being sold in magazines or advertised for atari
8bit, c64, apple // back in the day..

Any idea when the last 8" harddisks were manufactured?  (Wikipedia lists
1998 for 5.25" drives, but nothing for the 8" form factor).

Thanks :)
John