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From: flutter@vtcc1.cc.vt.edu (Lloyd Eldred)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Using Mac External Hard Drives
Keywords: Hard Drives, SCSI, Supra Host Adaptor
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Date: 9 Jul 90 18:36:16 GMT
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In article <1450@nyx.UUCP>, dbucciar@nyx.UUCP (Dominick J. Bucciarelli ) writes...
>Is anyone using a Macintosh external SCSI drive with their Amiga?

I have an Amiga 1000 with a StarBoard II with the StarDrive SCSI module.

I bought my hard drive from a Mac vendor called Tulin in San Jose Ca.
Basically, I got a Seagate ST277N-1(65 meg), a 65W two drive case (for future
expansion), and a normal Mac SCSI cable. They can be reached at
(408) 432-9025.

The drive has worked flawlessly. I had a little problem with installing
the drive while simultaneously upgrading to AmigaDos 1.3. It took about
three days of fiddling and a couple of other people's mountlists to 
finally get things working properly.

So, Hard drives intended for the Mac can work very nicely. My recommendation
is to locate some configurations that others have used with the Supra
controller and match one that makes sense to you. These things are
not precise by any means. Every Amiga HD installation that I have been
involved in (about 5) has had their own particular problems and have
taken a few days to get up to speed. Don't get overly frustrated.

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