Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!sdd.hp.com!think.com!mintaka!bloom-beacon!eru!hagbard!sunic!mcsun!ukc!mucs!logitek!alanh From: alanh@logitek.co.uk (Alan Hourihane) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Is there an ESDI adapter for the Atari? Keywords: ESDI, atari, st, hard disk Message-ID: Date: 10 May 91 07:54:52 GMT References: Organization: Logitek Plc. Lines: 25 figuei@arakis.rutgers.edu (Francisco Figueirido) writes: >Hello! I could have the chance to get (for free or very cheap) an ESDI >disk drive, and was wondering whether such a beast can be connected to >an Atari ST (I have an ST1040). I know that there are SCSI adapters >for the ST, but are there any ESDI adapters? I am quite >hardware-ignorant, and have never programmed a disk drive but would be >willing to do it if I can get a cheap, huge disk! Thanks in advance. > Francisco Figueirido > email: figuei@lutece.rutgers.edu I don't know whether this would work, but there is a SCSI to ESDI converter. The ADAPTEC 4525 controller does this. And as some drives already use an ADAPTEC 4070 or 4000 controller to convert SCSI to ST506, this may be a feasible solution. I'd contact ICD or Supra and find out whether there boards support the ADAPTEC 4525. I do know for a fact that they support 4000/4070. Let me know how this goes ........ Alan Hourihane email : alanh@logitek.co.uk