Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!mailrus!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!MTUS5.BITNET!JCKASPER From: JCKASPER@MTUS5.BITNET Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: BITNET mail follows Message-ID: <8804091143.aa07391@SMOKE.BRL.ARPA> Date: 9 Apr 88 16:43:00 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 62 Date: Sat, 09 Apr 88 10:15:33 EST From: "John C. Kasperski (Otherwise known as 'Jc')" Subject: Re: HELP!!!! To: Info-Apple@BRL.ARPA In-Reply-To: Message of Tue, 5 Apr 88 06:22:39 GMT from >From: unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (60164000) >Path: ucscb.UCSC.EDU!unknown >In an issue a few months ago (probably March or April), I saw an ad for >a card that would make IBM HARD DRIVES WORK ON THE APPLE! I remember almost >no specifics, but I believe the card was for under $200. It had the card, >SOFTWARE, and, I believe, cables included. The hard drive controller that you mentioned is the MegaBoard from Perlin Electronics... Yes, it will allow you to hook up IBM drives to an Apple. >It was said to work with "ST" drives (like the "ST225N" you speak of) with >up to 64 megabytes [must have partitioning built in]. No, it will not work with the SeaGate ST225N... The "N" series of drives by Seagate are genuine SCSI drives.... (or at least good SCSI clones). They will not work with the MeagBoard. In fact these aren't the only drives that won't work. The 30 meg. ST238 is a RLL drive and although it will supposedly work... you will only be able to get 20 megs out of it with the MegaBoard controller. >This really sounds like a good card, and when I get enough money to buy a >hard drive, I will probably seriously consider this option rather than buying >a hard drive specifically for the Apple (too !@#$ much money!!). Actually to tell you the truth... you won't really save that much money buying this hard drive... Especially if you buy one of the packages that Perlin Electronics has already made up. Their least expensive package is a 20 meg. Lapine LT-200 hard drive... It sells for $499... (plus tax and shipping). Considering that you can get a 20 meg Sider for about $550 it's not really that much cheaper. Of course you could always buy the hard drive from somplace else... But then you would also have to buy or make a power supply and case. That's why I think I'm going to get the ST225N drive... and... despite the lack of response I recieved regarding the cry for "HELP!!!" I posted a week ago asking about this drive I was able to gather a few prices and write them all up document like I said I was going to. This summary lists all of the prices I found regarding hard drives and the various ways that you could install a hard drive to your Apple. (I found 4 main ways.) I also included a list of all the companies I cited in the summary and their phone numbers in case anyone was interested in more info. If anyone wants a copy of this hard disk summary please send me your userid and node. Hopefully I will be able to reach all those who ask for this from my BITNET acct. I was going to post this summary directly to Info-Apple but after looking at how long it was... (over 150 lines) I decided that I better not. :) <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> < John C. Kasperski, "Jc" Bitnet: JCKASPER @ MTUS5 > < > < Michigan Technological University > < > < Disclaimer: The only foolish question, is the one that goes unasked. > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> JCKASPER MTUS5 4/09/88 John C. Kasperski Info-Apple@BRL.ARPA 4/09/88*HELP!!!!