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From: hcj@lzaz.ATT.COM (HC Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Question about the new Atari harddisks
Summary: keep your sh204, add a disk to it
Message-ID: <278@lzaz.ATT.COM>
Date: 23 Nov 88 16:31:08 GMT
Organization: AT&T ISL Lincroft NJ USA
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< Volker A Brandt says:
< 
< The one I'm mostly interested in is the Megafile 60, which I might buy, depen-
< ding on how much it'll cost me (DM 1995 list price is a little to high) and
< how much I get for my old SH204 (anyone interested?).



Dont throw away your sh204.

Inside it is just like the bms-100 in function.

there is a SCSI adaptor (little board) connected to an Adaptec 4000.

The adaptec is connected to 1 internal drive.

An adaptec will run 2 drives.  just add a second drive:
1. get new 34 pin ribbon with 3 connectors on it (not just 2.)
   a. one connector to adaptec, one to internal drive, one continues out
      the box to another drive.
2. get a second 20 pin connector, just like the internal one, only longer.

((these are standard PC materials -- should be easy to get or make ))

3. add a second drive and a power supply for it.  sh204 doesnt have any to 
   spare.

I put a 80 meg drive on my sh204 -- works great.

Howard Johnson
ATT
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