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From: kaye@FSCORE.dec.com (Mark Kaye - He who dies with the most toys - is dead!)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: ST506 i/f for AMIGA?
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Date: 10 Dec 89 01:03:56 GMT
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In article <534@galadriel.bt.co.uk>, stevep@galadriel.bt.co.uk (Steve Paine) writes...
>	Firstly, does anyone know anything about a Seagate ST-412 drive? I 
>think it is a 10Meg pre-SCSI hard drive with the ST506 serial i/f. Would it 
>be worth me getting an interface for the AMIGA if I could get the drive
>very cheap (free!). And can anyone give me info on interfaces available/price?

I have 2 Seagate 412's connected to a CBM 2090A. They have worked flawlessly
for the past year. They are in an external box with a separate power supply
and about 3' of ribbon cable. They were the right price also (free). 
The 2090A handles 2 ST506 drives (and 6 SCSI's). Someday i will get a 
SCSI drive that will fit inside my 2000.

If i were you, hold on for a bit and people should be selling their 2090A's
so they can upgrade to the new 2091. I know the 2090A has some problems, but
none of them are serious enough not to consider one at a good price. 

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