Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uflorida!haven!aplcen!jhunix!c08_d042 From: c08_d042@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Stdnt 42) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: Apple II and IBM Hard drives Keywords: Couln't be that hard Message-ID: <680@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU> Date: 7 Feb 89 20:56:54 GMT References: <34040@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> Reply-To: c08_d042@jhunix.UUCP (Stdnt 42) Organization: The Johns Hopkins University - HCF Lines: 26 In article <34040@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> Malcolm Thomas writes: >Why doesn't some developer make some controller that can hook up an >Apple (+/e/c) to an IBM hardrive? Even if the controller costs a fortune, >at least the wealth of drive choices would justify it. > >Are those disk drives so incompatible with the II line? Would some >developer/`someone who knows'/`someone who thinks they know'/`someone who >heard someone who thinks they know' please reply. > >thomas-m@cis.ohio-state.edu Well they already exist, and aren't very expensive at all. In fact a friend of mine back in connecticut has a card and seagate setup that works without problems. the only company I know of that makes them also had ads in A+ magazine the last time I checked. They'll sell you a interface with cable for any hard drive that uses the ST-506 interface specification (all normal, non-SCSI Seagates) for $200. With current prices of a Seagate ST-225 (20 meg hard drive) at about $225 or less via reliable mail order companies, all you need is a simle power supply for the hard drive...make one yourself if you know how, or have the local electronics tech make you one. They're no more complicated than a run of the mill wall adapter that most hayes clone modems use. If you can't find ads in A+ look in summer and fall '88 back issues. Chris Coleman