Re: Hard Drives for Apple IIGS

[grover@emunix.emich.edu (Grover Thomas)]

In article <6936@news.duke.edu> sstein@acpub.duke.edu (Seth Stein) writes:
>I have an Apple IIGS with 1.25M of memory and I am looking at
>purchasing a hard drive, although I have a couple of questions...

>        o  What other things will I need beside the hard drive itself?
>           (i.e. cards, etc.)

The first thing you will need is a controller card.  Two popular ones are
either the Apple Hi-Speed SCSI card or the CV Tech RamFAST SCSI card.
Both of these are Direct-Memory-Access (DMA) and work with SCSI devices.
The RamFAST is faster, and can access many more kinds of SCSI devices,
but it also costs more.

Another reported controller from Europe is an IDE controller, which would
allow you to use a cheap IBM-style IDE hard drive.

>	o  It looks like I'm going to order this by mail-order, what
>	   companies/brands can anyone recommend?  (I'm looking at
>	   40MB Hard Drives)

If you can afford it, I would recommend the ECON Technology "Pegasus" line
of internal SCSI hard drives.  Included is a power-supply, fan, and drive
unit that replaces your regular GS power supply.  They still require a SCSI
controller card, but they fit inside your GS very nicely and out-of-the-way.

Both SCSI controllers and various external hard drives are available from
many of the advertisers in Incider/A+ magazine, and GS+.  I recommend either
Quality Computers or TMS peripherals who are fairly dedicated to Apple II
support and their customers.  With hesitation I will also name LRO Computer
Sales; I have had success with them, but others haven't.

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Quality Computers: Apple HS SCSI card $110, 42MB Hard Drive $350
P.O. Box 665
St. Clair Shores,  MI  48080   Phone:(800) 777-3642

TMS Peripherals    RamFAST SCSI card (256K) $180, 52MB Hard Drive $285
1120 Holland Drive, Suite 16
Boca Raton,  FL  33487-2729    Phone:(800) 275-4867

LRO Computers (ask if it's IN STOCK!) Apple SCSI $105, RamFAST $180
665 West Jackson St.                  42MB Hard drive $269
Woodstock,  IL   60098         Phone:(800) 275-4576

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