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From: kodali@portia.Stanford.EDU (VAS KODALI)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: SCSI?
Summary: So what is SASI, then?  Small Archaic systems interface?
Message-ID: <3897@portia.Stanford.EDU>
Date: 24 Jul 89 21:36:49 GMT
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Reply-To: kodali@Portia.Stanford.EDU (Chan Wilson)
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In article <8907231521.aa20157@SMOKE.BRL.MIL> MSER001@ECNCDC.BITNET ('Scott Hutinger') writes:
>From someone...somewhere:
>>>Comment to message from: pnet01!crash!pro-sol.cts.com!lhaider (Lawrence Haider
>>>
>>I thought Siders were SASI devices and not SCSI. What gives?
>
>My Sider is an old one that was born before SCSI was used widely in the Apple
>line.  Who knows?  Maybe it really is a SCSI device?  But, I don't have
>anything to look it up with.  But, it sure won't hook up to a SCSI card, as
>it has its own.
>

Well, I'm inclined to think that it isn't SCSI.  My recent experience with
fixing them by replacing the hard disk itself brought forth some interesting
points and questions:

	o The drive itself, meaning the hard drive, not the supporting
	  hardware that translates the signals, can plug directly into an
	  IBM, assuming you have a hard disk controller card.

	o Does the Sider setup software do a low or high level format on the
	  drive?

	o Can you just swap one larger size drive out for another?  I came
	  across a 20 meg version of the drive I was looking for, but didn't
	  grab it cuz I wasn't sure it would work.  This could mean a great
	  side business  - "here, send me your 10 meg Sider and $75, and I'll
	  return you a 20 meg Sider..."


>Scott Hutinger    mser001@ecncdc.bitnet


--Chan Wilson

kodali@portia.stanford.edu