Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!ogicse!milton!yoda.eecs.wsu.edu!ckinsman 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: <1991Mar25.172148.16935@eecs.wsu.edu> Date: 25 Mar 91 17:21:48 GMT References: <751@rocksanne.WRC.XEROX.COM> <1991Mar24.230651.28044@eecs.wsu.edu> <1991Mar25.015845.295@neon.Stanford.EDU> Reply-To: ckinsman@yoda.UUCP (Chris Kinsman) Organization: Washington State University, Pullman Lines: 22 In article <1991Mar25.015845.295@neon.Stanford.EDU> kaufman@neon.Stanford.EDU (Marc T. Kaufman) writes: >In article <1991Mar24.230651.28044@eecs.wsu.edu> ckinsman@yoda.UUCP (Chris Kinsman) writes: >>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? > >>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. > >The Mac does NOT use parity (either). > >Marc Kaufman (kaufman@Neon.stanford.edu) It is probably the opposite then. I didn't have time to check it yesterday. Chris -- ============================================================================= Chris Kinsman KINSMAN@WSUVM1 Washington State University 22487863@WSUVM1 Computing Service Center ckinsman@yoda.eecs.wsu.edu