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From: whitewolf@gnh-starport.cts.com (Tae Song)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Sider 10-Meg HD
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Date: 13 Apr 91 09:43:52 GMT
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|   I have a friend who just aquired a used hard drive, which (although I
|haven't seen it) I am sure is a Sider. He needs to know what type of
|interface this drive uses, and what software is needed to
|format/repartition it. He doesn't want the various OS partitions anymore,
|just one for ProDOS. Thanks all.

Sider uses SASI, and even with an interface card you won't be able to use it
with GS/OS, assuming he owns a GS.  If not than he can try to get Sider
controller from someone.

OR... OK, I'm extremely BIAS about this, and it IS a plug for this controller.
He can get a RamFAST controller, which not only been an incredible GREAT,
AWESOME, MONDO, MEGA - POWERFUL and VERY VERY VERY _FAST_ DMA SCSI/SASI
controller.  The controller is second to NONE.  It's expensive, $170-ish, but
worth every penny and (I say this without any reservations) more.  The
formatting program and all the utilities come on the card on a pair of ROMs and
they're quite powerful.  The card will format the Siders to 4:1 or 3:1 which is
the max the circuitry on the HD will handle.  (I forget if it was 3:1 or 4:1)
Anyways for SCSI it'll do 1:1 interleave... has also features like selectable
look-ahead buffer, 256K cache, 10Mhz controller, DMA, supports 8partition
without additional software, and more... "Can't touch this" is an apt phrase.

Oh, of course if he can find a SASI card and doesn't own a GS then by all means
get it.  Otherwise, get RamFAST, Siders controller will not work with GS/OS due
to some problem/bug on the controller.
 
whitewolf@gnh-starport!info-apple