Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!hamblin.math.byu.edu!news From: smithw@hamblin.math.byu.edu (Wild Willy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: SCSI peripherals Message-ID: Date: 24 Oct 90 06:56:23 GMT References: Sender: news@hamblin.math.byu.edu (Usenet News) Distribution: comp Organization: Brigham Young University Lines: 47 In-Reply-To: anderson@sapir.cog.jhu.edu's message of 24 Oct 90 11:30:05 GMT In ANDERSON.90Oct24073005@sapir.cog.jhu.edu, Steve Anderson writes: >From: anderson@sapir.cog.jhu.edu (Stephen R. Anderson) >Distribution: comp >Organization: Dept. of Cognitive Science, The Johns Hopkins University >I'm thinking about getting rid of my Mac IIci and getting a NeXT: much >as I like the idea of the "seamless integration of the MacOS and UNIX" >under A/UX, A/UX 2.0 has to be the flakiest and most fragile UNIX >implementation I've seen. But I'd like to know whether I can at least >save my investment in SCSI devices. I haven't seen a non-beta version of 2.0. That bad huh? >a) I have a 600+ Meg Wren V attached to the Mac. Does the NeXT come >with appropriate utilities to format, partition and mount this drive? >If I were to get a cube rather than a slab, is it possible to mount >this drive inside the cube (instead of in the external enclosure where >it now lives)? Yes and yes. You just need the appropriate ribbon cable, and a disktab entry which is fairly easy to construct from onboard utilities. >b) I also have a Toshiba CD-ROM drive. Does the NeXT have a driver for >such a thing? And if it does, is there anything I can do with it? I believe the answer to this one is yes, but you might want to check it out with NeXT technical support. Try mailing to Carlos_Salinas@next.com >c) Finally, I have a TEAC 155 Meg cartridge tape unit. Again, is there >a driver for this on the NeXT? Under A/UX, the TEAC isn't officially >supported, but it is possible to find a (free) driver for it that was >written as a public service. SCSI tape drives are fine. You will need a SCSI II to SCSI I cable ($49 retail from NeXT part number N7007 >I suspect that other potential Mac->NeXT migrants would like to see >information about the usability of such devices, so it might be better >to post it than to send it to me directly. But if I get information in >the mail, I'll summarize it and post it. >Steve Anderson >Dept. of Cognitive Science Good luck! -- ____________________ Bill Smith____________________. EMail: smithw@hamblin.math.byu.edu or uunet!hamblin.math.byu.edu!smithw Mail: Math Dept. -- 314 TMCB; BYU; Provo, UT 84602 (USA) Phone: +1 801 378 2126 FAX: +1 801 378 2800