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From: gdtltr@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Gary D Duzan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: IBM hard drives to an MIO interface
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Date: 16 Mar 88 19:51:02 GMT
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Reply-To: gdtltr@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Gary D Duzan)
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   I am a proud owner of the ICD MIO with 1 Meg of RAM. I do not have a Hard
Drive hooked up, but I have looked into it a good bit. The MIO requires a SCSI
controller between itself and the Drive. Some Drives (and Seagate with an N at
the end of the name) have the interface imbedded in the drive. This is NOT
necessary. External controllers such as the Adaptek 2070(A) will work just as
well. It is just a matter of finding one. As for the cables, I think the docs
for the MIO give a brief description of the requirements. In case you don't
know, ICD sells most of the parts necessary to set up a SCSI drive, including
controller, cables, case w/power supply and fan, the drive itself, and complete
units. The advantage of this is that ICD supports its products. The MIO format
utilities are designed primarily for the Adaptek, which is ICD's choice for the
controller. By now, however, I'm sure that other formatters are available on
their BBS. I called it once & got some neat stuff including a directory sorter,
a new menu program, and a formatted directory lister. They also had SpartaDOS
handlers for Happy drives, etc. If you have Sparta/MIO then it is a great
place to visit. If you have a Hard Drive, it is a must.

					     Gary Duzan
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