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From: cassiel@well.sf.ca.us (Paul Theodoropoulos)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: mac harddrives
Keywords: scsi
Message-ID: <19614@well.sf.ca.us>
Date: 19 Aug 90 16:11:48 GMT
References: <9038@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu>
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA
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In article <9038@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu> jimmy@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Jimmy Chan) writes:
>Has anyone tried hooking up a Mac SCSI harddrive to an Amiga?  I've heard
>before that Mac SCSI was a bit different than standard SCSI and since
>a friend of mine is looking to sell his Mac SCSI harddrive I was wondering
>if it would be possible to use it on my Amiga.

I am currently using a Conner Peripherals 40meg Mac SCSI drive on my Amiga.
No problems whatsoever. what matters is the SCSI interface layout on your
SCSI controller. I have a ....nonstandard... system!: Amiga 1000, Ronin
68030/881 at 14MHz, 4 meg 32 bit ram, 1 meg chip, 1 meg "fast", Supra
SCSI controller w/Supra 20meg drive, etc etc.. The Supra SCSI interface
conforms to the Mac protocol. All it took was a fifteen dollar power supply
and a couple of interface cables, and i was up and running (raw drive was
$325). I don't know if the A2000 SCSI interface conforms to Mac protocol.