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From: dansnsr@nmtsun.nmt.edu (Daniel A. Church)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: SCSI Hard Drive
Keywords: ST138N, Interface, Formatting
     I got a mailing from Chinook Technologies the other day, explaining
Message-ID: <1353@nmtsun.nmt.edu>
Date: 30 Oct 88 21:04:03 GMT
Organization: New Mexico Tech, Socorro NM
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about making your own SCSI hard drive/interface for the Apple.  I read where
Chinook is using an ST138N (Seagate Hard Drive) for their 30 Megabyte drive.
I thought that perhaps I could try and make my own interface for the ST138N,
using a standard Apple SCSI interface, such as Apple's own, or maybe a CMS
Controller Card.  Another thing I have to consider is how to "hard" format 
the drive.  Does anyone have any info. on how to go about interfacing 
this Segate drive to my Apple //e (cheaply)??
     Another thing to consider is Applied Ingenuity's new Inner Drive.  IT
fits inside a //e or //gs and costs a lot less than a Chinook.  I think
it is something like $650 for their 50 Meg. unit.  $750 for a 30 Meg. drive
isn't too bad, but I think I can do a lot better than that (than Chinook is
doing anyhow) if I make my own.  Also, what software would format the drive
after it was hard formatted?

Thanks in advance,

Dan Church
io.nmt.edu!dansnsr