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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Adaptec SCSI<-->MFM and SupraDrive 500XP
- Message-ID: <Geoff.618k@equinox.gen.nz>
- From: Geoff@equinox.gen.nz (Geoff Mccaughan)
- Date: 22 Dec 92 19:20:00 +1200
- References: <1992Dec20.234504.13124@blkbox>
- Organization: Equinox Networks
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- John D. Baker (jdb8042@blkbox) wrote:
- >I recently purchased a SupraDrive 500XP and wanted to use an
- >Adaptec ACB 4010 SCSI<-->MFM controller board with an old 10MB
- >MFM hard disk I have.
-
- [...]
-
- >Alright. What experiences has anyone here had with using
- >Adaptec MFM-SCSI boards on their Amigas. (Anyone use one
- >with a SupraDrive 500XP?)
-
- >I would appreciate any and all feedback that anyone can offer.
-
- Last weekend I ran up an Adaptec ACB 4070 SCSI <-> RLL controller. I
- low-levelled it on a Sun [since the Sun format command knows about these
- beasts] and the put it on the Amiga. It worked fine. I'm running a GVP
- G-Force controller.
-
- I have previously failed to get an ACB 4000 to work on the G-Force though.
-
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