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From: eapu030@orion.oac.uci.edu (Jason Goldberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: A2091 & Removable media
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Date: 8 Feb 90 06:12:25 GMT
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Reply-To: eapu030@orion.oac.uci.edu (Jason Goldberg)
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In article <16249.AA16249@slaka.sirius.se> micke@slaka.sirius.se (Mikael Karlsson) writes:
>Short question:
>  Does the A2091 support removable media, eg SyQuest?
>
Unfortunately the answer is not so short.  The 2091 can support removable 
media.  I have interfaced SysQuests, tape-backups, etc... to my 2091, I have
been very impressed with the degree of Apple SCSI compatability.  I have used
a wide array of MAC SCSI products with no problem.  As a matter of fact the 
2091 SCSI is more compatible than the SCSI in the MAC IIci with Apple 
drives!

Here is the problem.  The current software doesn't really support SysQuest,
so every time you switch cartriges you must issue a DiskChange command, also
unless you want to reboot, you must insure that all your cartriges are
partitioned the same.  Supposedly 1.4 supports removable media including the
ability to UnMount a device.  This would allow you to have defferent
partitions on any cartrage.

-Jason-