Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!apple!tahoe!jimi!arrakis!alfter From: alfter@nevada.edu (SCOTT ALFTER) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Apple IIe SCSI Card. Is It Worth Using? Message-ID: <1991Apr8.224042.18754@nevada.edu> Date: 8 Apr 91 22:40:42 GMT References: Sender: news@nevada.edu (News Administrator) Distribution: comp Organization: University of Nevada, System Computing Services Lines: 20 There are several types of SCSI cards available that will work in the IIe; the two predominant types are the Apple II High-Speed SCSI Card (by Apple) and the RAMFast SCSI card (by CVTech). Fast drives will probably benefit more from the RAMFast than Apple's card, but the RAMFast costs about twice as much as Apple's card because of the disk cache logic. The ProDOS filesystem limits partitions to a maximum of 32 megabytes each; larger drives will require you to use more than one partition. (Don't feel bad about it; MeSsy-DOS users live with the same constraints.) Normally, you can't use DOS 3.3 with a hard disk. (I don't know why you would want to use DOS 3.3 with a hard disk. DOS 3.3 is a pathetic OS, especially with its flat-filesystem structure. Besides, no new software is release under DOS 3.3 anymore. If you haven't made the switch to ProDOS yet, I suggest you make the switch now, whether you get a HD or choose to stick with a floppy-based system.) Scott Alfter-----------------------------_/_---------------------------- Support Operation Apple Storm! / v \ Apple II: Internet: alfter@uns-helios.nevada.edu ( ( the power to be your best! GEnie: S.ALFTER \_^_/