draper@buster.cps.msu.edu (Patrick J Draper) (05/27/91)
Hi,
I've got an NEC 20 meg hard disk that I'd like to hook up to my Atari
520 ST.
Does anyone know of an interface that I can build or buy for it?
Thanks
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Patrick Draper "College is supposed to prepare you for the future,
cps.msu.edu but all my future's behind me."
draper@cps.msu.edu -- My GrandPa, age 85, Fall 1990 graduate
of Western Michigan University
------------------------------------------------------------------------ytsuji@wucc.waseda.ac.jp (Y.Tsuji) (05/28/91)
In article <1991May27.012152.6558@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>, draper@buster.cps.msu.edu (Patrick J Draper) writes: > Hi, > > I've got an NEC 20 meg hard disk that I'd like to hook up to my Atari > 520 ST. > > Does anyone know of an interface that I can build or buy for it? > > Thanks > Easiest way is to buy a SCSI-adaptor board from ICD,Inc and an ADAPTEC 4000 board (SCSI to ST506). But I should think there must be some adaptors that handle ST506 drives directly or connects ATARI-ST's DMA socket to a standard SASI (50 pins) drive. Does anyone know a vendor of these adaptors? As the price of a 20 MB drive is almost nil (US$20) and 40 MB SASI drives are quickly disapppearing (US$400), the cost of buying an ADAPTEC SCSI board appears to be too expensive. Yes, a DIY project for SASI is rather easy, but I would think buying another ADAPTEC board second hand will save the trouble. Tsuji ytsuji@cfi.waseda.ac.jp
csbrod@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Claus Brod) (05/28/91)
draper@buster.cps.msu.edu (Patrick J Draper) writes: >I've got an NEC 20 meg hard disk that I'd like to hook up to my Atari >520 ST. ST506 interface? SCSI? ESDI? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Claus Brod, Am Felsenkeller 2, Things. Take. Time. D-8772 Marktheidenfeld, Germany (Piet Hein) csbrod@medusa.informatik.uni-erlangen.de Claus_Brod@wue.maus.de ----------------------------------------------------------------------
ralph@laas.fr (Ralph P. Sobek) (05/28/91)
In article <1991May28.114246.22657@informatik.uni-erlangen.de> csbrod@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Claus Brod) writes: | ST506 interface? SCSI? ESDI? This got me thinking. Is it possible to connect a SMD hard disk such as a Fujitsu double eagle (300 Mb, approx.) to an Atari ST? The reason I ask is that I have access to a used one. By the way it has a controller that converts SMD to UNIBUS. Cheers, -- Ralph P. Sobek Disclaimer: The above ruminations are my own. ralph@laas.fr Addresses are ordered by importance. ralph@laas.uucp, or ...!uunet!laas!ralph If all else fails, try: sobek@eclair.Berkeley.EDU =============================================================================== Proud owner of a Mega 4 ST. Wishing it was a Mega STe! :-|
csbrod@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Claus Brod) (05/29/91)
ralph@laas.fr (Ralph P. Sobek) writes: >This got me thinking. Is it possible to connect a SMD hard disk such >as a Fujitsu double eagle (300 Mb, approx.) to an Atari ST? The >reason I ask is that I have access to a used one. By the way it has a >controller that converts SMD to UNIBUS. There are lots of hostadapters that convert SCSI to ACSI. If you want to connect a drive to your ST, you'll better look for a way to convert ESDI/ST506/SMD/whatever to SCSI. I know of ESDI/SCSI and ST506/SCSI controllers, but I haven't heard anything about SMD. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Claus Brod, Am Felsenkeller 2, Things. Take. Time. D-8772 Marktheidenfeld, Germany (Piet Hein) csbrod@medusa.informatik.uni-erlangen.de Claus_Brod@wue.maus.de ----------------------------------------------------------------------
draper@cpsin3.cps.msu.edu (Patrick J Draper) (05/29/91)
In article <1991May28.114246.22657@informatik.uni-erlangen.de> csbrod@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Claus Brod) writes: >draper@buster.cps.msu.edu (Patrick J Draper) writes: > >>I've got an NEC 20 meg hard disk that I'd like to hook up to my Atari >>520 ST. > >ST506 interface? SCSI? ESDI? > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Claus Brod, Am Felsenkeller 2, Things. Take. Time. >D-8772 Marktheidenfeld, Germany (Piet Hein) >csbrod@medusa.informatik.uni-erlangen.de >Claus_Brod@wue.maus.de >---------------------------------------------------------------------- My NEC is an ST506 interface design. But while we're on the subject, isn't it easier to hook a SCSI or ESDI drive to an ST? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Patrick Draper disclaimer --- "I can't control my fingers, cps.msu.edu I can't control my toes." draper@cps.msu.edu --Ramones ------------------------------------------------------------------------
robin@castle.ed.ac.uk (R C Smith) (05/29/91)
>As the price of a 20 MB drive is almost nil (US$20) and 40 MB SASI
^^^^^^ That seems far too
cheap!!!! Why can't things in the UK be as cheap as this?csbrod@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Claus Brod) (05/29/91)
draper@cpsin3.cps.msu.edu (Patrick J Draper) writes: >My NEC is an ST506 interface design. But while we're on the subject, >isn't it easier to hook a SCSI or ESDI drive to an ST? The Adaptec 4000A will probably be the best solution for this. This is a ST506/SCSI controller which is also used in the original SH205. Therefore, most software will be compatible with it. You will also need some SCSI/ACSI hostadapter - any brand will do. If you hook up a SCSI drive to your ST, you'll only need this hostadapter and no separate controller, so you're right to suppose this is much easier. It is not easier to connect an ESDI drive to your ST - you will then need a ESDI/SCSI controller to convert ESDI to SCSI. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Claus Brod, Am Felsenkeller 2, Things. Take. Time. D-8772 Marktheidenfeld, Germany (Piet Hein) csbrod@medusa.informatik.uni-erlangen.de Claus_Brod@wue.maus.de ----------------------------------------------------------------------
mbaker@ucs.adelaide.edu.au (Matthew Baker) (05/29/91)
> The Adaptec 4000A will probably be the best solution for this. This is > a ST506/SCSI controller which is also used in the original SH205. > Therefore, most software will be compatible with it. It may be possible for you to obtain from atari (Fear and loathing!) (as a 'spare part') a Megafile 30 controller board. Presuming yours isn't DOA (as my first two were) it is a direct ACSI-RLL adapter. Now, lots of people will jump on me and say 'but the NEC is only MFM' - this is true - however I have had a very good run with NEC harddisks, in particular with my 3142, which has been running RLL for about a year on a daily basis with no problems whatsoever. The 20MB unit may do the same. Find someone who will let you dissect their Megafile and try it :) Good Luck! Matthew