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From: jfbruno@rodan.acs.syr.edu (John Bruno)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Connecting Macintosh Hard Disks to Atari
Message-ID: <1991Mar26.040858.21298@rodan.acs.syr.edu>
Date: 26 Mar 91 04:08:58 GMT
References: <1991Mar23.002657.10286@leland.Stanford.EDU>
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In article <1991Mar23.002657.10286@leland.Stanford.EDU> you write:
>I have a Spectre GCR and would like to connect a Mac hard disk to my ST.
>Unfortunately, I'm basically ignorant about hardware, and so would like
>any input more experienced people have on this subject.
>I already have a hard disk with ICD controller, so it shouldn't be too
>tough to do; there even seems to be some kind of SCSI plug on the back of my
>hard disk. 
>

I've done this with a ClubMac hard drive. I have the ICD Advantage+ Host
Adapter.  First, you need to get a cable that is standard SCSI on one end
(50 pin, this end plugs into your ICD board) and "Mac-SCSI" on the other 
end (50 pin Centronics type - it fits into the connector on the back of 
your hard drive case).  What I did was put the ICD board right inside of the
drive (I was lucky, it fit) and run the SCSI cable outside the back of the
drive and plug the other end into the SCSI connector on the back of the 
drive. I had to make a hole in the side of the drive case for access to
the Atari in/out plugs. So basically, I have an Atari drive now, but I
can just reach around the back of it and unplug the SCSI connector and
be able to use it fine on a Mac.

I got my cable from ICD. It was about 18 feet long, so I cut off about 17
feet.  The power supply adapter they give you works fine, so running power
to the ICD board is no problem.

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>
>Dylan
>zimm@leland.stanford.edu

---jb (jfbruno@rodan.acs.syr.edu)