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From: thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Mini-Scribe HD & SCSI.. Compatible?
Message-ID: <37626@cup.portal.com>
Date: 6 Jan 91 01:34:49 GMT
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Lynlee@cup.portal.com (Linda Stefny Munson) in <37613@cup.portal.com> writes:

	There is an old (1987) Mini-Scribe, Model # 8438, gathering dust.. I
	have an SCSI HardFrame Controller and no HD to use it with.. Will the
	above HD work with it?? It is a 20 meg.. I am using a Ami 2000 with
	Fat Angus, 8Ups! with 2 megs fast ram.. and a 68010 chip.. Just in
	case that info is significant.. Im fairly new to the Amiga world.. Any
	help will be greatly appreciated!  :)

Actually, that Miniscribe HD model 8438 is qualified for RLL and its interface
is "ST506/4512".  What this means is that it's a 30MB drive when operated RLL.

To make it function with SCSI on the Amiga simply requires bolting an
Adaptec 4070 "SCSI <=> 2,7RLL" translator to the back of the drive (4 screw
holes), formatting, and you're up and running!

Feel welcome to send email if you need more info.  If you're in Silicon Valley
(hard to tell, since 95% of PORTAL's subscribers are NOT in California), feel
welcome to attend the FAUG meeting in Palo Alto this Tuesday during which I
"do" the technical Q&A session (along with Dancing Bears and Stoopid Computer
Tricks!  :-)

Thad Floryan [ thad@cup.portal.com (OR) ..!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!thad ]