Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!purdue!ccncsu!!miranda!jafo From: jafo@miranda.UUCP (Sean Reifschneider) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Source for SCSI Cables, and Disc space for UNIX Message-ID: Date: 10 Dec 90 05:56:31 GMT Lines: 22 I'm planing on getting a 3000 within the next month, and had a few questions. Firstly, I'm thinking of getting a Seagate full height 5" SCSI drive. Since I'll need to mount it externally, I need to get some cables for it. Does anyone make a cable that will convert the DB25 connector on the A3000 (that is what it uses, isn't it?) to the 50 pin ribbon connector that the drive uses, or will I have to make one myself? What I'd really like is a M or F DB25 connector that goes directly to a couple of the 50 pin connectors (I want an external hard disc and tape drive). Then I'd use a DB25 to DB25 cable to connect the two boxes. What has to be done when I hook up the external drives, also? Are there terminating resistors on the internal drive (Quantum) that have to be removed? I assume there has to be terminating resistors somewhere. Lastly, does anyone have any idea about how much storage would be needed for UNIX? I'm figuring that I'll need about 15-30MB of swap (from previous experience with X-Windows), so that cuts a 100MB drive to 70-85MB. I'll also need about 50MB for Amiga DOS. -- From the desk of Sean Reifschneider. Isn't Amiga UUCP great? Thanks Matt. uunet.uu.net!ccncsu.colostate.edu!ncuug!miranda!seanr