arthurm@tekig4.LEN.TEK.COM (Arthur Metz) (02/09/89)
I intend to buy a hard-disk for an Amiga 2000 with bridgeboard.
I need to use this drive for both the Amiga and PC sides.
1. Should I get a SCSI drive for an Amiga slot or
should I get a drive to go into a PC slot? I have
been getting conflicting info as to problems accessing
a hard drive on the Amiga side for PC applications. I realize
that I will give up speed if I use a PC hard drive.
2. Recommendations of drives to buy/avoid?
Please Email any recommendations you might have. If enough info.
is sent, I can summarize for the net.
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Arthur Metz : arthurm@tekig4.LEM.COM :
Tektronix ..........................bill@cbmvax.UUCP (Bill Koester CATS) (02/10/89)
In article <3698@tekig4.LEN.TEK.COM> arthurm@tekig4.LEN.TEK.COM (Arthur Metz) writes: > > I intend to buy a hard-disk for an Amiga 2000 with bridgeboard. > I need to use this drive for both the Amiga and PC sides. > > 1. Should I get a SCSI drive for an Amiga slot or > should I get a drive to go into a PC slot? I have > been getting conflicting info as to problems accessing > a hard drive on the Amiga side for PC applications. I realize > that I will give up speed if I use a PC hard drive. > Depends on which side you use most and where you need the speed. Both the Amiga and PC can take advantage of a hard drive no matter which side it is on. One point to remember is that you cannot BOOT the Amiga from a PC hard drive while you can BOOT both the Amiga and PC from an Amiga side hard drive(2090A). BK -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Bill Koester (CATS) >>Commodore Amiga Technical Support<< Commodore International Ltd. UUCP {allegra|burdvax|rutgers|ihnp4}!cbmvax!bill PHONE (215) 431-9355 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= The official word, is NO. I am therefore going anyway! Kirk - Star Trek III Pleese desrigard eny spealing airors!!!!!!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
abair@oakhill.UUCP (Alan Bair) (02/11/89)
In article <5936@cbmvax.UUCP> bill@cbmvax.UUCP (Bill Koester CATS) writes: >on. One point to remember is that you cannot BOOT the Amiga from a PC hard drive >while you can BOOT both the Amiga and PC from an Amiga side hard drive(2090A). > I have read that this will work. Now the question I have is, does it have to be the 2090A controller or will any autoboot controller work. In particular, I am thinking of buying a MicroBotics HardFrame card. Alan Bair A future Amiga owner UUCP cs.utexas.edu!oakhill!turbinia!abair