> >The problem is that it is impossible to get any documentation about the
> >custom apple hardware and the fx is full of it.
> 
> I wonder if this will change in light of Apple's new policies...
> 
> --Rob
> 
> (For those who have not seen it.)
> 
> >=====================================
> >POWERFLASH: APPLE CLARIFIES SYSTEM 7 LICENSING
> >(September 19th 1994) Apple Computer says to expect the first Power
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I saw a similar piece in MacWEEK a while ago (although MacWEEK named
names, and some pretty impressive names they were, at that..), but I
really doubt that this will much, if at all.. 
 
If the major stumbling block is the SCSI controller, I'd suggest looking
into writing in support for a third-part SCSI controller card, of which
there are several... possibly manufacturers of these would be more willing
to release info than Apple is...