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From: pryor@uunet.UUCP (Paul Pryor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: ST-506 Hard disk interface for Amiga 1000
Message-ID: <241@imspw6.uunet.UUCP>
Date: 12 Jan 90 02:19:27 GMT
References: <3573@cbnewsl.ATT.COM>
Reply-To: pryor@imspw6.UUCP (Paul Pryor)
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Organization: IMS, Rockville, MD
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In article <3573@cbnewsl.ATT.COM> rmd@cbnewsl.ATT.COM (r..diamond) writes:
>I have a couple of ST-506 hard disks and decided I would like to
>hook one to my Amiga 1000. After several calls, I began to think this
>impossible.
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>						thanx,
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> Robert Diamond          (201) 576-2357        /\
> ...!att!lzatt!rmd                            \BD/
>                                               \/ 

Yup, there are a couple I was considering. First is =MAX= which goes for $99
and uses programmed i/o. Heck, its not so bad, considering that CPU couldn't
do anything while DMA is accessing fast memory (maybe I'm wrong !). No
autobooting, this is a disadvantage.

The second one is ALF 2. Can't get a price quotation yet, I've tried to call
once and got their answering machine. The ad says that it supports MFM, RLL,
and SCSI. And autobooting. But I need to hear from usenet if ALF 2 is really
good as it sounded.

Please send replies by email, I will summarize if there are any interest.
Thanks !!!
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Paul T. Pryor (uunet!imspw6!pryor)
Integrated Microcomputer Systems, INC. Rockville, MD
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Paul T. Pryor (uunet!imspw6!pryor)
Integrated Microcomputer Systems, INC. Rockville, MD