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From: mas@bridge2.ESD.3Com.COM (Mike Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: [comp.sys.mac.hardware] Adaptec 4010 SCSI<==>ST506
Message-ID: <1365@bridge2.ESD.3Com.COM>
Date: 26 Feb 90 20:43:45 GMT
References: <11041@stag.math.lsa.umich.edu>
Organization: 3Com Corp., Mt. View, CA
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In article <11041@stag.math.lsa.umich.edu> cspencer@ursa-major.spdcc.COM (Cliff Spencer) writes:
>I am familiar with Adaptec's ACB 4000 from Suns. This board lets
>you hook PC disks up to a SCSI interface. I have a sheet from a 
>surplus store advertising  the ACB 4010 as a similar board for the
>Mac. Does anyoe have any experience with it?

3Com uses the Adaptec 4520A to hook CDC's ESDI drives to their file server,
the 3C500.  I have hooked one up to my MAC II (it doesn't fit inside the
MacBox, so it looks funky).  Trouble is, I haven't found a SCSI formatter
and installer that I can configure the disk table.  I do have utilities
to check out the drive, and it is working.  I've even managed to format
it as a Rodine (but corrupted the partition tables).

3Com used a similar setup for its older servers and MFM drives.  I don't
know what controller they used, however.

If anyone knows a good was to format odd MacDrives, I'd appreciate hearing
from them.

Michael Smith