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- From: michthom@bnr.ca (Michael Thomson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
- Subject: *** Help needed in connecting Micropolis hard disk & tape streamer ***
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.190821.16159@bnr.uk>
- Date: 17 Nov 92 19:08:21 GMT
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- Flushed with recent success with a query to comp.sys.mac.hardware, I wish to
- dip into the collected knowledge once more...
-
- I recently bought a Micropolis 170 Mbyte hard disk (Model 1375). I also got a
- tape streamer (75 Mbyte), and both have SCSI interfaces. They were *very* cheap
- (25 quid), as they were being obsoleted. Trouble is, I need help with fitting
- them to my mac. Particulary...
-
- 1) Does anyone know where (in Britain) I can get a power supply that'll
- deliver 12 Volts at 5 Amps or so, and 5 Volts at up to 5 Amps also?
- (Nice and smooth, o' course!) Preferably second-hand / reconditioned.
-
- 2) I need two SCSI cables: one standard SCSI 50-way-Centronics-each-end to
- link the hard drive and the tape streamer. This is less important than
- the 50-way Centronics to 25-way 'D'-type cable I need to link the hard
- drive to the Mac. The thing is, Apple want 50 pounds for such a cable
- Is there a cheaper supplier? Does anyone know the pin-out of the cable?
- I don't mind making one up myself if it's not too involved.
-
- 3) Assuming I can plug everything together and apply power without
- generating any smoke, I need some software to reformat the hard disk,
- and install a compatible driver. An added bonus would be something that
- will recognise the tape streamer and talk to that also.
-
- All suggestions will be gratefully received, but you can't send Email to this
- address! I *know* it's bandwidth-wasting, but could you post a follow-up?
-
- Thanks for help in the past and (hopefully) in the future too!
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