01142@brahms.udel.edu (Scott A Harris) (12/17/90)
I am a happy GS owner but like most people I am getting tired of Apple destroying my hopes about ever having a respected computer. The meer thought of buying an IBM makes me crings, mess dos certainly is the proper name. Therefor in the not to distant future I am planing to purchase a Mac, (hey it's better than an IBM) The question: I already know I am recieving a hard disk for christmas. Will this work with my new mac? what kind of interfaces should be used? Will the SCSI card work on the mac. I realize there are alot of die hard GS users out there who probably won't like to here about the switch, but come on guys, were a quickly dying breed and Apple and some of the other third party companies aren't helping any. I recently went into the computer store where I bought my GS and found there to be one still displayed, no other ]['s, and a plethora of, what else, macs. They had the gs off, and the macs all doing some clever program. Like playing someones third symphony while displaying the most awsome graphics I've ever seen. Then I asked how much a hard disk would be for my gs, the sales person looked for 20 min and then said "duhhhh, we can't get a hard drive for the gs anymore." So here I am. Any response to this dilemma would be greatly greatly appreciated. Scott Harris ps. If my .sig file still doesn't work just respond on the net.
jpenne@ee.ualberta.ca (Jerry Penner) (12/17/90)
In article <16885@brahms.udel.edu> 01142@brahms.udel.edu (Scott A Harris) writes: [stuff deleted] > I already know I am recieving a hard disk for christmas. Will >this work with my new mac? what kind of interfaces should be used? >Will the SCSI card work on the mac. Yes. >I realize there are alot of die hard GS users out there who probably won't >like to here about the switch, but come on guys, were a quickly dying breed >and Apple and some of the other third party companies aren't helping any. ^^^^ And some are trying very hard. >I recently went into the computer store where I bought my GS and found there >to be one still displayed, no other ]['s, and a plethora of, what else, macs. >They had the gs off, and the macs all doing some clever program. Like playing >someones third symphony while displaying the most awsome graphics I've ever >seen. Then I asked how much a hard disk would be for my gs, the sales person >looked for 20 min and then said "duhhhh, we can't get a hard drive for the gs >anymore." So here I am. >Any response to this dilemma would be greatly greatly appreciated. >Scott Harris You can use any SCSI hard drive on both the GS and the mac. Go back to that computer store and tell the salesperson he doesn't know what he's talking about. Then write apple computer and tell them how lousy that dealer is. Finally, go buy yourself a SCSI hard drive and you can use it on both the Mac and the GS. BTW, you don't need a SCSI card on a Mac since they have built in SCSI ports (unless you have a really old Mac [128K or 512K]). -- ------------- Jerry Penner alberta!bode!jpenne Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
bill@pro-gateway.cts.com (Bill Long, SysOp) (12/20/90)
In-Reply-To: message from 01142@brahms.udel.edu >seen. Then I asked how much a hard disk would be for my gs, the sales person >looked for 20 min and then said "duhhhh, we can't get a hard drive for the gs >anymore." So here I am. Most Mac hard drives will work on the GS, provided you have the Apple High-Speed SCSI or the RAMFast SCSI card. I'd try to find another dealer if I were you... | ProLine: bill@pro-gateway |Internet: bill@pro-gateway.cts.com | UUCP: crash!pro-gateway!bill | ARPA: crash!pro-gateway!bill@nosc.mil | BITNET: bill%pro-gateway.cts.com@nosc.mil +----------"Maturity is overrated" - Garfield-------->Pro-Gateway 214/644-5113
sprado@pro-gateway.cts.com (Steve Prado) (12/23/90)
In-Reply-To: message from bill@pro-gateway.cts.com >Most Mac hard drives will work on the GS, provided you have the Apple >High-Speed SCSI or the RAMFast SCSI card. I'd try to find another dealer if I >were you... > >| ProLine: bill@pro-gateway I have been trying for a week to get a 150 meg Rodime formated on my GS with a Rev C card. Has anyone got this setup working? I foramted the drive on a Mac + with the program "Silverlining" and partitioned it into 5 partitions but as soon as the GS checked the drive it froze up so I can never reformat it with prodos. Am thinking about ordering a RamFAST to go with it but not unless it will format and partition it... =============================================================================== ProLine: sprado@pro-gateway Internet: sprado@pro-gateway.cts.com UUCP: crash!pro-gateway!sprado ARPA: crash!pro-gateway!sprado@nosc.mil BITNET: sprado%pro-gateway.cts.com@nosc.mil ====================Pro-Gateway 214/644-5113 3/12/2400 baud====================
kimbrennan@gnh-starport.cts.com (Kim Brennan) (12/27/90)
Steve Prado reported trouble formatting (or even recognizing) a 150Meg Rodime with the Rev. C SCSI card. I too had troubles with BOTH Apple SCSI cards (Rev. C and DMA). I am now using a OKS MultiKache w/SCSI. The only other SCSI that can see me drive is the Ramfast. Go ahead and get one.