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From: pdel@ADS.COM (Peter Delevoryas)
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Subject: Re: Spectre Questions
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Date: 9 May 91 20:50:20 GMT
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> Is it possible to use one of the very cheap Mac Syquest
>drives with the above setup?
>sean@cs.hw.ac.uk

I'm presently using a syquest drive with my ST, Mac, and Digital Sampler (sound
module). It is from Third Wave, a third party Mac hardware dealer.

I got and ICD host adapter, stuck it in a box, and made a cable from the ICD
so you could use a 50 pin SCSI connector. I go from there to an A-B box that
lets me switch the drive between the ST and Mac and Sampler.

		---------------------
		|  Syquest drive    |
		|		    |
 		--------------------
                        |
                   -------------
		   |  A-B box  |
                   ------------
                   |    |     |
		   |    |     |
                   v    |     v
            -------     v     ----------
           | Mac  |  ------   | Sampler|
           -------  |  ST |   ---------
                    -------

With this setup I can for example boot with the Mac, get into a program, then
unmount the drive and boot the ST (with an ST formatted disk). Depending on
the type of disk access the Mac program needs, I may or may not be able to
continue processing on the Mac. But I can unmount the ST disk, and reinsert
the Mac disk, and then continue processing on the Mac without rebooting.

These Syquest drives are great for poor people like me who can't afford three
separate hard drives. About $70 for a removable disk and you have virtually
another drive.

Peter D.
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