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From: ckinsman@eecs.wsu.edu (Chris Kinsman)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: Using SCSI removeable HD on both PC and Mac
Keywords: removeable, Mac, PC
Message-ID: <1991Mar24.230651.28044@eecs.wsu.edu>
Date: 24 Mar 91 23:06:51 GMT
References: <751@rocksanne.WRC.XEROX.COM>
Reply-To: ckinsman@yoda.UUCP (Chris Kinsman)
Organization: Washington State University, Pullman
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In article <751@rocksanne.WRC.XEROX.COM> slade.wbst128@xerox.com writes:
>Has anyone used one of the SCSI removeable hard drives for both a Mac and a PC?
>
>Clearly you need differently formated removeables.
>
>Who supplies both cables and the necessary formatting software for each format?
>
>Any sucess stories (at worst, failures) in doing this?
>
>Michael Slade
>slade.wbst128@xerox.com

I am also interested in doing this and would like to hear any and all
information on it.		

I have been told that most PC controllers do not use parity while the mac
does.  Consequently you would need to be able to switch parity on and off
on the drive easily.

Chris

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