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Re: A //c, //c+ hard drive query.... and hope?



you@somehost.somedomain (Bart) writes:
>Was there not a drive that DID plug ionto this port that DID work on the //c?  
Yes.
> I forget the name...

Chinook CT-series 20MB to 100MB.

>Anyway, if one drive could do it, then, how?  What was the dodge they used?  

A Smartport to SCSI adapter card in the external drive case along with
the std SCSI drive.

>Could it be repeated and re-created in the HD20?  My question is because I do 
>have a few of these beasts and a few //Cs and I was thinking a marriage would 
>be sweet.  

Given that the HD20 protocol seems to be undocumented I would guess not.
An adapter card would need a microprocessor, RAM, ROM and an IWM chip
at least (plus glue logic to hold it all together).

More useful would be a standalone SmartPort to SCSI or IDE adapter.
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David Wilson  School of IT & CS, Uni of Wollongong, Australia