Lynlee@cup.portal.com (Linda Stefny Munson) (01/06/91)
Hello..
There is an old (1987) Mini-Scribe, Model # 8438, gathering dust.. I have
an SCSI HardFrame Controller and no HD to use it with.. Will the above
HD work with it?? It is a 20 meg.. I am using a Ami 2000 with Fat Angus,
8Ups! with 2 megs fast ram.. and a 68010 chip.. Just in case that info
is significant.. Im fairly new to the Amiga world.. Any help will be
greatly appreciated! :)
Lynlee@cup.portal.comthad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan) (01/06/91)
Lynlee@cup.portal.com (Linda Stefny Munson) in <37613@cup.portal.com> writes:
There is an old (1987) Mini-Scribe, Model # 8438, gathering dust.. I
have an SCSI HardFrame Controller and no HD to use it with.. Will the
above HD work with it?? It is a 20 meg.. I am using a Ami 2000 with
Fat Angus, 8Ups! with 2 megs fast ram.. and a 68010 chip.. Just in
case that info is significant.. Im fairly new to the Amiga world.. Any
help will be greatly appreciated! :)
Actually, that Miniscribe HD model 8438 is qualified for RLL and its interface
is "ST506/4512". What this means is that it's a 30MB drive when operated RLL.
To make it function with SCSI on the Amiga simply requires bolting an
Adaptec 4070 "SCSI <=> 2,7RLL" translator to the back of the drive (4 screw
holes), formatting, and you're up and running!
Feel welcome to send email if you need more info. If you're in Silicon Valley
(hard to tell, since 95% of PORTAL's subscribers are NOT in California), feel
welcome to attend the FAUG meeting in Palo Alto this Tuesday during which I
"do" the technical Q&A session (along with Dancing Bears and Stoopid Computer
Tricks! :-)
Thad Floryan [ thad@cup.portal.com (OR) ..!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!thad ]thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan) (01/06/91)
Lynlee@cup.portal.com (Linda Stefny Munson) in <37613@cup.portal.com> asked about the Miniscribe 8438, and my answer included the text "...ST506/4512." Arrgh. Itchy finger on ^D. Substitute "ST506/412" for "ST506/4512". Thad Floryan [ thad@cup.portal.com (OR) ..!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!thad ]
billsey@agora.rain.com (Bill Seymour) (01/16/91)
In article <37626@cup.portal.com> thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan) writes: :Lynlee@cup.portal.com (Linda Stefny Munson) in <37613@cup.portal.com> writes: : : There is an old (1987) Mini-Scribe, Model # 8438, gathering dust.. I : have an SCSI HardFrame Controller and no HD to use it with.. Will the : above HD work with it?? It is a 20 meg.. I am using a Ami 2000 with : Fat Angus, 8Ups! with 2 megs fast ram.. and a 68010 chip.. Just in : case that info is significant.. Im fairly new to the Amiga world.. Any : help will be greatly appreciated! :) : :Actually, that Miniscribe HD model 8438 is qualified for RLL and its interface :is "ST506/4512". What this means is that it's a 30MB drive when operated RLL. : :To make it function with SCSI on the Amiga simply requires bolting an :Adaptec 4070 "SCSI <=> 2,7RLL" translator to the back of the drive (4 screw :holes), formatting, and you're up and running! For this drive, a better choice is the Scientific MicroSystems OMTI 3527 card. It's in a 3.5 inch form factor... I believe the 8438/8425 drives were 3.5 inch also. The 3527 is an RLL ST-506 to SCSI convertor, and does a much nicer job than the Adaptec does. :-) :Thad Floryan [ thad@cup.portal.com (OR) ..!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!thad ] -- -Bill Seymour billsey@agora.uucp or billsey@agora.rain.com ***** American People/Link Amiga Zone Hardware Specialist NES*BILL ***** Bejed, Inc. NES, Inc. NAG BBS NES BBX BBS Home Sometimes (503)281-8153 (503)246-9311 (503)656-7393 (503)640-9337 (503) 640-0842