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From: mbaker@ucs.adelaide.edu.au (Matthew Baker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st.tech
Subject: Re: How to add a hard disk
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Date: 29 May 91 14:14:54 GMT
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> The Adaptec 4000A will probably be the best solution for this. This is
> a ST506/SCSI controller which is also used in the original SH205.
> Therefore, most software will be compatible with it.

It may be possible for you to obtain from atari (Fear and loathing!)
(as a 'spare part') a Megafile 30 controller board. Presuming yours isn't
DOA (as my first two were) it is a direct ACSI-RLL adapter. Now, lots 
of people will jump on me and say 'but the NEC is only MFM' - this is 
true - however I have had a very good run with NEC harddisks, in
particular with my 3142, which has been running RLL for about a year
on a daily basis with no problems whatsoever. The 20MB unit may do the same.
Find someone who will let you dissect their Megafile and try it :)


Good Luck!

Matthew