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From: parker@cs.wvu.wvnet.edu (James Parker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: RE: Mac Hard Drives
Message-ID: <1131@h.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu>
Date: 16 Dec 90 19:57:49 GMT
Organization: WVU Statistics and Computer Science
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>I know that Mac floppy drives are not useable with an Amiga,
>but is it possible to use Mac SCSI hard drives? 
>(If it matters, I have a 3000 with the built-in controller.)

>Thanks,
>*----------------------|-----------------------------*
>-- Steve Neas --       | Look!  It's a cow with no
>sn15@andrew.cmu.edu    |  legs on a post!
>-----------------------------------------------------
>      The buffalo may die, but the fig lives on!!
>*----------------------------------------------------*

Steve,

As the owner of an A2000 with a SupraWordsync controller, I asked myself
the same question.  I mean, the SCSI connector on the back of my computer
looked A LOT (try exactly) like the Mac SCSI.  So, I decided to try a 
simple test: I 'borrowed' an external 80Meg Mac drive with cable and 
SCSI terminator, and simply plugged it into my Amiga SCSI port.  After
running the Supra Format program (which took about 15 seconds), I rebooted
my machine, and, voila, another disk icon!!  So, it really does work,
take it from me.  But, then again, it IS an Amiga.

Parker

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