Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!srm From: srm@dimacs.rutgers.edu (Scott R. Myers) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: A590 XT-interface Keywords: A590, SCSI, IDE Message-ID: Date: 18 Sep 90 12:56:39 GMT References: <1982@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca> <1097@tau.sm.luth.se> <14484@cbmvax.commodore.com> Distribution: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Organization: Rutgers University Lines: 28 In article <14484@cbmvax.commodore.com> bj@cbmvax.commodore.com (Brian Jackson) writes: > I think you are missing an important point here. The A590 will accept > a SCSI hard drive as easily as it accepts the IDE drive. So, for > your 100 megabyte hard drive, just grab a standard 105 Quantum and a > 2 inch long standard SCSI cable. Plug and go. How is that so. Does it actually have two different controllers in it? BTW Please excuse my ignorance... I'm not even quite sure what the A590 real purpose in life is so if the answer to this question seems obvious to most, then consider me a dumb dumb in need of an answer :-). srm -- Scott R. Myers Snail: 26 Stiles Street Phone:(201)882-3100 Apartment 18 Elizabeth, NJ 07201 Arpa: srm@dimacs.rutgers.edu Uucp: ..!dimacs!srm "... No matter where you go, there you are ..."