Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!bunny!daf1
From: daf1@bunny.UUCP (David Fay)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: MacMemory SCSI & PCPC Serial to SCSI conversion
Message-ID: <5738@bunny.UUCP>
Date: 5 Mar 88 18:13:28 GMT
References: <8803050133.AA22495@decwrl.dec.com>
Reply-To: daf1@bunny.UUCP (David Fay)
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Keywords: MacMemory, SCSI
Summary: MacMemory SCSI works but hard to get

Here's my story on MaxPort, MacMemory's SCSI port:

I have a Mac (originally 128) with a 2 Meg MacMemory daughter board
that has served me well for nearly three years. I wanted a
SCSI port as well, but couldn't afford one until last summer. When I
looked into the MacMemory SCSI port, I was told by several sources,
including MacMemory, that it had been discontinued (I need a MacMemory
SCSI port to be compatible with my MacMemory daughter board). It was
discontinued, so the story goes, because they had difficulty getting
the clip that fastens over the 68000 to stay on. This didn't sound like
too much of a problem to me. Fearing that if I didn't act soon, I would
never get a SCSI port, I started searching for a dealer who happened to
have one left in stock. I never found one, but I did find Richard Silver
at Cambridge Electronics, who said he had installed five or six MacMemory
SCSI ports with no problems. I asked him to try to get one for me, but he
was extremely reluctant - I'm still not sure why. After repeated assurances
from me that I would take complete responsibility for repairing it if
there were any problems and after finding that MacMemory was still holding
a few of the ports for long-time customers like me, Richard finally agreed
to sell me one. He even gave me a terrific price ($135 including installation).
To end the story, I have had MaxPort for five months now with no
problems. However, I have only used it with my DataFrame XP20 so I can't
guarantee it works with every SCSI disk.

I would recommend MaxPort for anyone with a MacMemory memory board. You
will have difficulty finding one, as I did. I've heard that
MacMemory ran into financial difficulties recently and was bought out, so
I don't know whether they're even still in business. But if you have a
MacMemory memory board, MaxPort is probably your only choice.

-- 
David Fay
GTE Laboratories
Waltham, MA 02254
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