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From: tempest@ecst.csuchico.edu (Kenneth K.F. Lui)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Speaking of 105 meg disk drives
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Date: 9 Feb 91 04:47:27 GMT
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In article <%V4^1~+@ads.com> jtn@ADS.COM (John T. Nelson) writes:
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>Hmmmmmm speaking of that 105 meg hard disk, does anyone know if it can
>be de-installed fromt he NeXT and then re-installed in a Macinotsh and
>would it work?

I don't see why it shouldn't.  I took the 40MB swap out of mine
and am using it on my Macintosh.  The drive may or may not format
depending on the software you have available.  Third-party
software shouldn't have any problems (i.e. SilverLining).

>Seriously.  Any incompatibility problems between this drive and Macs?
>Can a Mac use a drive not specifically tailored for it?

As long as the drivers are correct and the drive in question
conforms to Apple's SCSI spec, all should be well.

Those who wish to do the opposite (make a SCSI disk that was
_working_ on a Mac work on a NeXT) should be aware that some Mac
disk software--SilverLining, for instance--set some drives'
software SCSI ID flag.  What results is you can't change the
drive's target address via the jumper switches without resetting
that bit--a most frustrating experience.


Ken

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