Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!hamblin.math.byu.edu!news From: smithw@hamblin.math.byu.edu (Dr. William V. Smith) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc Subject: Re: Not another NeXT defector???!!! Message-ID: Date: 7 Nov 90 14:50:06 GMT References: <1990Nov6.222023.8572@midway.uchicago.edu> <1990Nov07.040655.15672@ecst.csuchico.edu> <1990Nov7.071044.21361@agate.berkeley.edu> <1990Nov7.160943.19804@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Sender: news@hamblin.math.byu.edu (Usenet News) Organization: Brigham Young University Lines: 17 In-Reply-To: khcg0492@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu's message of 7 Nov 90 16:09:43 GMT In-reply-to: khcg0492@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu's message of 7 Nov 90 16:09:43 GMT Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc Subject: Re: Not another NeXT defector???!!! References: <1990Nov6.222023.8572@midway.uchicago.edu> <1990Nov07.040655.15672@ecst.csuchico.edu> <1990Nov7.071044.21361@agate.berkeley.edu> <1990Nov7.160943.19804@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> >could add any arbitrary disk drive, but surely that requires modifying some >files to tell the computer what the drive can/cannot do.) For ease-of-use, For drives that have SENSE_MODE, NeXT 2.0 software does all the work for you......just plug in the drive. I know most Seagate (WREN) products support this as does Quantum and Maxtor, etc. No Unix file system knowledge required. -Bill- -- __________________Prof. William V. Smith____________________ EMail: smithw@hamblin.math.byu.edu or uunet!hamblin.math.byu.edu!smithw SMail: Math Dept. -- 314 TMCB; BYU; Provo, UT 84602 (USA) Phone: +1 801 378 2061 FAX: +1 801 378 2800