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From: lsh@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Lan S Hsieh)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: sun scsi drive in a mac?
Message-ID: <5986@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU>
Date: 1 Aug 90 16:33:36 GMT
References: <3476@ursa-major.SPDCC.COM> <1990Jul30.172530.9530@com50.c2s.mn.org>
Reply-To: lsh@jhunix.UUCP (Lan S Hsieh)
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>In article <3476@ursa-major.SPDCC.COM> cliff@ursa-major.spdcc.COM (Cliff Spencer) writes:
>If I put a Quantum 105 mb from a Sun into my Mac II should I expect 
>it to work?
>What will I need to format the drive? (public domain hopefully).

 
What you need to do is either get a copy of a universal SCSI disk formatting
software, like OnTrack or SilverLining, or hack Apple's SC HD setup to format
your drive.  If you are handy with fedit or any other utility
which lets you modify sectors in hex while observing in ASCII, I can send
you the info needed to modify this utility so it will recognize almost
any SCSI drive.  I use the same drive in my Mac, formatted with Apple's SC HD
Setup (modified).
 
 
If you are not handy with fedit or afraid of writing sectors in files, you
can buy Silverlining for ~$100 or OnTrack from us for $40. We have a copy
we don't need or use.
 
Thank you.