[NCLUG] [offtopic] Looking for old SCSI stuff

[Marcio Luis Teixeira]

Jeff,

Coincidentally, I've arranged to pick up an HP 2.1GB drive
from someone else, but if that doesn't work, I might take
you up on this offer later. Thanks for checking for me!

-- Marcio

----- Original Message ----
From: Jeffrey D. Means <meaje at meanspc.com>
To: Northern Colorado Linux Users Group <nclug at nclug.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 3:33:35 PM
Subject: Re: [NCLUG] [offtopic] Looking for old SCSI stuff

I do have one of those in a HP branded drive from Segate it is 2Gb if
that is what you need let me know.

--Jeff
On Tue, 2007-04-24 at 06:22 -0700, Marcio Luis Teixeira wrote:

> Hi Jeff,
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks for the offer, but 68-pin or LVD drives would not work for me,
> at least not without adaptors that I don't have and that are probably
> hard to find. I should have been more specific that was looking more
> for old SCSI-1, 50 pin drives, probably old paperweights in the
> sub-1GB range.
> 
> 
> 
> The Mac Plus has a non-compliant SCSI implementation, so the
> 
> thing with drives is a very hit-and-miss affair. There are issues with
> 
> lack of bus termination power and the fact the Plus does not
> 
> like the Unit Attention feature of most drives. I've only gotten
> 
> one 40 MB drive to work so far. Other drives are reputed to work with
> 
> hardware hacks, such as cutting the unit attention wire on the
> 
> cable or splicing power directly into the bus, although I haven't
> 
> experimented with this approach yet (mostly because I don't have
> 
> enough sacrificial parts).
> 
> 
> 
> BTW, on the issue of splicing cables, if anyone has with 50 pins
> 
> Centronics SCSI connectors on the ends (the sort of
> 
> crap I used to salvage from old SCSI enclosures with dead power
> 
> supplies, but had never found a use for, until now, long after I tossed
> them), that would be great for this sort of hardware level hacking.
> 
> 
> 
> And yes, for the people who are telling me this is hardly worth all
> 
> the effort, you're right -- but how often do you get a computer
> 
> you can HACK with wire-cutters and a soldering iron and
> still have a good change of succeeding? This is FUN.
> 
> 
> 
> -- Marcio
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Jeffrey D. Means <meaje at meanspc.com>
> To: Northern Colorado Linux Users Group <nclug at nclug.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 2:20:02 AM
> Subject: Re: [NCLUG] [offtopic] Looking for old SCSI stuff
> 
> Marcio, I have several SCSI drive I would not mind parting with they all
> worked the last time I spun them up last one was 2 years ago... If you
> want them I will sell them $25.00 (4 drives) for the lot and you can see
> what works or doesn't if that suits you.
> 
> What I have:
>  - Segate ST318203LC 18.2Gb (LVD) (listed as factory re-certified)
>  - Segate ST318203LW  18.2Gb (68pin)
>  - Segate ST3473LW 4.5 Gb (68pin)
>  - IBM / Hitachi ECE32057 9.1Gb (LVD)
> 
> I also have some 9Gb that are in external cases if you would be
> interested in those as well.  Let me know what if any of this you are
> interested in.
> 
> Jeff Means
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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