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From: hcj@lzsc.ATT.COM (HC Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: ESDI hard disk on 520ST
Summary: buy a host adapter
Message-ID: <1343@lzsc.ATT.COM>
Date: 28 Feb 90 00:03:55 GMT
References: <kZuK3En0BwwKMFasY1@transarc.com>
Organization: AT&T BL Middletown/Lincroft NJ USA
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In article <kZuK3En0BwwKMFasY1@transarc.com>, Pat_Barron@TRANSARC.COM writes:
> OK, so I just bought an Atari 520ST, and it didn't come with any documentation
> other than a "getting started" book, so I know very little about it.  So
> please bear with me if this seems like a simple question, or has been
> covered before....
> 
> The 520ST has a hard disk port, but I can't find anywhere what kind of
> hard disk it's supposed to attach to.  I know that one can, somehow,
> attach a SCSI disk to the ST.  I have a Micropolis 85Mb ESDI drive that

You need what is called a "Host adapter".  This interfaces Atari to SCSI.
For your ESDI drive you need also to get an Adaptec xxxx SCSI-ESDI adapter.
Thes following folks make a Host adapter (BMS-200) and are willing to talk
to you (well they talk to me!).  Call or write them to see what they 
recommend.

			   Berkeley Micro Systems
                           P.O. Box 20119
                           Oakland, CA  94620                           
1-415-547-2191


Howard C. Johnson
ATT Bell Labs
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