Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!wucs1!wuphys!lel
From: lel@wuphys.UUCP (Lyle E. Levine)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Cheap hard drives
Message-ID: <532@wuphys.UUCP>
Date: 30 Mar 88 20:33:57 GMT
References: <7799@cisunx.UUCP> <8134@cisunx.UUCP> <8208@cisunx.UUCP>
Reply-To: lel@wuphys.UUCP (Lyle E. Levine)
Organization: Physics Dept., Washington U. in St. Louis
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In article <8208@cisunx.UUCP> ejkst@cisunx.UUCP (Eric J. Kennedy) writes:
> 
>Well, I called Microbotics, and I was informed that the SCSI interface
>lets the Amiga use any SCSI drives.  I guess the idea is to use
>
>this SCSI interface really talk to a bare SCSI drive?  There doesn't
>have to be anything in between?  Sorry if this sounds niave, but I'm

All you need is a contoller, a drive, cables, and software.
Microbotics sells the controller,  you have picked out the drive,
Microbotics should include the software,... all that remains are the
cables.  They can be of two types for SCSI:  50 pins standard cables
and Mac style 25 pin.  Microbotics's controller will probably have
both connectors but if neccessary, you can make/buy an adapter real
cheap.  You can pick up the cables in almost any electronics/computer
store.  

I don't know anything about how fast it will be... is the Microbotics
controller DMA?  If so, you could be VERY pleasantly surprized when
you get 1.3's FFS!
>
>> Thanks,
>again,
>
You're welcome.

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