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From: rjung@castor.usc.edu (Robert Jung)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: IBM hard drives to an MIO interface
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Date: 16 Mar 88 01:41:02 GMT
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Summary: Exactly what does one need?


Hi, everybody.
	A friend of mine here wants to hook up an IBM-type hard drive to
his MIO connector (which is consequently hooked up to his 130 XE). Problem
is, he doesn't know exactly what is needed for the task. The docs for the
MIO mention that you can hook up "SCSI-compatable" hard drives to the MIO;
Does this mean that the hard drive must come with an SCSI controller card?

  Also, what special cables are needed to hook all this up (if any)? And
what DOS should he use to run all this? The manual recommends Spartados,
but could we use some other DOS (something that's more DOS 2.0 compatable,
maybe) while keeping the "free sectors" count accurate?

  SOMEbody out here must have done this! Thanks in advance,
						--R.J.
						B-)

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