Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!bpa!tci!kempf From: kempf@tci.bell-atl.com (Cory Kempf) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re^2: 2 Macs on one HD? Message-ID: <390@tci.bell-atl.com> Date: 6 Oct 89 15:12:51 GMT References: <5513@merlin.usc.edu> <125867@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> Distribution: comp Organization: Technology Concepts, Inc. Sudbury Mass. Lines: 23 I have never tried this. A friend of mine at Apple told me this when I asked the same question. With that disclaimer in mind... Yes, it is possible to have two macs on the same SCSI bus. It is not a good idea for a variety of reasons, but you can do it. The Mac+ has it's SCSI ID hard coded. The newer systems have it burried in the PRAM somewhere. Additionally, He said that he once accidently hooked up two macs on the same SCSI network (he was involved in testing hard disks... seeing a stack of half a dozen HD's and other SCSI devices on his desk at any one time was not unusual. With the frequent changes in SCSI configuration, the tangle of cables can become somewhat difficult). Anyway, he noticed that he had two macs with the same hard disks a few days later. He looked, and sure enough, he had reinvented the LAN. Hope this helps +C -- Cory Kempf Technology Concepts phone: (508) 443-7311 x341 uucp: {anywhere}!uunet!tci!kempf, kempf@tci.bell-atl.com DISCLAIMER: TCI is not responsible for my opinions, nor I for theirs