Subject: Re: DEC HD's - a question.
To: None <mjbedy@mtu.edu>
From: David Brownlee <abs@anim.dreamworks.com>
List: port-pmax
Date: 02/13/1999 12:45:25
You might want to ask on port-atari - they're more liable to have
experience with atari hardware (Albeit mostly TT030, falcon, and
hades :)
You might
David/absolute
-=- and team B will be... Kenny. -=-
On Sat, 13 Feb 1999 mjbedy@mtu.edu wrote:
> Hello again, got a question for you SCSI guru's out there:
>
> When I got my DECstation, a whole pile of internal drives and one
> external drive came with it. The external drive has just been sitting
> around waiting for a use. Now I think I've found an (odd) use for it,
> but I need some advice.
>
> I have an old Atari STe (remember those?) that was my first real
> computer (I'm still in college now, so about Jr. High I got it.) For
> misty nostalgia reasons I would like to hook the external SCSI drive to
> it. I have found someone selling an old ACSI-to-SCSI adapter for $25.
> and I would would jump at the chance if the following conditions are
> met:
>
> 1) It will not work with drives that require 'parity.' It will only
> work with 'non-parity' drives. and:
>
> 2) It will not work with drives that require 'SCSI Initiator'
> support.
>
> The drive I have is an RZ55-FA 300meg OLD monster of a drive. My
> knowlege of SCSI is nil, so I would really appreciate it if someone
> could answer the above questions.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> - Mike
>