Pat_Barron@TRANSARC.COM (02/27/90)
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 I'd like to attach to my machine. Using an Emulex MD21 adapter, I can make this look like a SCSI drive. What other pieces would I need to attach this drive to my machine, and where can I get them? While I'm at it, are there any good books describing the internals of the ST? I've been to just about every computer bookstore in the city, and even a few outside the city, and none of them carry *anything* about the ST. Thanks, --Pat.
hcj@lzsc.ATT.COM (HC Johnson) (02/28/90)
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 att!lzsc!hcj hcj@lzsc.att.com