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From: rnf@shumv1.uucp (Rick Fincher)
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Subject: Re: Removable Hard Drives
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Date: 19 Nov 89 00:10:47 GMT
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In article <7214.infoapple.net@pro-generic> philip@pro-generic.cts.com (Philip McDunnough) writes:
>Has anyone come up with a driver to allow a Syquest based removable to work
>with a GS? If so could you please E-mail it.Thank's.
>

The Syquest is a standard SCSI drive so it formats fine with the Advanced
Disk Utility.  The disks can't be dismounted and mounted without restarting,
though.  CMS, and AMR have their own SCSI cards that have drivers for online
mounting and dismounting.  I don't know if there is a problem with this and
the Apple SCSI card.

I formatted a CMS drive with no problem using an Apple SCSI card and the
standard GS/OS software (on the CMS you have to change the position of 
switch 7, I think, for the Apple II.  I got this drive off of a Mac and 
tested it out.  Some other brands may require a SCSI terminator.

You can get the drive for $799 from Ehman Engineering (See Mac magazines),
or you can pay $989 for the AMR drive from Roger Coats (1-800-438-2883).
All of the drive mechanisms are made by Syquest.  The disks cost about $79
mail order.  If the ability to use these disks like floppies is worth $200
to you, get a CMS or AMR.

Rick Fincher
rnf@shumv1.ncsu.edu