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From: grr@cbmvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Hard disks
Message-ID: <1299@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 26-Jan-87 04:22:21 EST
Article-I.D.: cbmvax.1299
Posted: Mon Jan 26 04:22:21 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 27-Jan-87 02:19:12 EST
References: <1594@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu>
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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Keywords: Hard drives

In article <1594@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu> lyles@tybalt.caltech.edu.UUCP (Lyle N. Scheer) writes:
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>I've had my Amiga for a good two years now, and I've been itching for a
>hard drive the whole time.  My main problem is that I'm a poor college
>student.  I have an old 10 meg hard drive(Sider) from my Apple ][+ days.
>This hard drive uses a SASI interface, a precursor of SCSI.  My question
>is, can I use this hd with any of the interfaces out today?

If it's a 5.25 inch drive, then your chances are pretty good, it almost
has to be ST506 or ST412 compatible and shold work with any non-SCSI
controller.

>then getting a SCSI drive from some other origin(would I be able to buy a
>mac or IBM SCSI drive??)

In theory a SCSI controller should work with any drive, in practise it will
depend on how generic the driver and how perverse the drive is.  Best to
check with the SCSI board manufacturer before buying any drives...
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