dansnsr@nmtsun.nmt.edu (Daniel A. Church) (10/31/88)
about making your own SCSI hard drive/interface for the Apple. I read where
Chinook is using an ST138N (Seagate Hard Drive) for their 30 Megabyte drive.
I thought that perhaps I could try and make my own interface for the ST138N,
using a standard Apple SCSI interface, such as Apple's own, or maybe a CMS
Controller Card. Another thing I have to consider is how to "hard" format
the drive. Does anyone have any info. on how to go about interfacing
this Segate drive to my Apple //e (cheaply)??
Another thing to consider is Applied Ingenuity's new Inner Drive. IT
fits inside a //e or //gs and costs a lot less than a Chinook. I think
it is something like $650 for their 50 Meg. unit. $750 for a 30 Meg. drive
isn't too bad, but I think I can do a lot better than that (than Chinook is
doing anyhow) if I make my own. Also, what software would format the drive
after it was hard formatted?
Thanks in advance,
Dan Church
io.nmt.edu!dansnsr