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From: anthony@convex.csd.uwm.edu (Anthony J Stieber)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: connecting laptop to hard drive
Message-ID: <12954@uwm.edu>
Date: 10 Jun 91 05:12:33 GMT
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In article <43109@cup.portal.com> Daniel_T_Ho@cup.portal.com writes:
>
>How can you connect a laptop with a parallel port to an external hard
>drive.  I have seen devices which convert a parallel port to an SCSI
>port.  But what about drives other than SCSI?  In fact, can someone
>tell me how to even connect to an external floppy drive?  Your response
>is appreciated.

Just about any storage device is available with a SCSI port, including
floppies.  There are even printers, and ethernet adapters with SCSI
interfaces.  The floppy question is a bit odd however, most MS-DOS
laptops have a external floppy port built in.  What machine do you have
that doesn't have one?

The parallel port SCSI interface is actually fairly new, parallel port
hard drives have been around a few years now.  Axonix is the only
company I know of offhand that sells them.  Give them a call on
800-485-6204.
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