Re: Looking for IIc external hard disk cable

[ziggy <ziggy@fakedaddress.com>]

In article <Vu2dnQMO7aNyyMLanZ2dnUVZ_uHinZ2d@comcast.com>,
 "Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote:

> ziggy wrote:
> > In article 
> > <10f4a9ee-5172-4ce3-9fe7-c8ec13065ab5@w28g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
> >  pitz <pitz.wong@gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>I recently bought some Apple IIc systems from some nice folks.  They
> >>have not used it for years and I'll be trying to test the systems in
> >>the next couple of days.
> >>
> >>One of the things that came with the stuff is the rare Chinook
> >>external hard disk for the Apple IIc.  I've tried googling for
> >>information about it, and it seems that even if the hard drive (SCSI
> >>type) has failed because of age, it would be easy enough to put
> >>another SCSI drive in there.  I've posted a couple of pictures in
> >>Flickr:
> >>    http://www.flickr.com/photos/simplepractices/2099981780/
> >>    http://www.flickr.com/photos/simplepractices/2099981588/
> >>
> >>It's the model CT-40c which has the DB-19 connector.  My main problem
> >>now is that we looked all over and we could not find the DB-19 cable
> >>that connects from the back of the IIc to the unit.  Googled for it
> >>again, and got nothing.  Anybody have a DB-19 cable?
> >>
> >>Or do I dig out my soldering iron and start cutting away on the cable
> >>of one of my extra external drives?  Even macdog's cable for his Q-
> >>drive looks like he had done it this way.  Jamie, are there really no
> >>DB-19 cables being sold out there?
> >>
> >>/Peter
> > 
> > 
> > Sorry to sound like a moron, but there was a HD for the ][C?? What about 
> > a zip instead?
> 
> It was a *very special* smartport interface to an internal SCSI drive.
> 
> In principle, if one had one of these drives, a ZIP drive could be
> attached to it, but the critical part is the smartport-to-SCSI
> converter board (which are made of unobtanium).  Then there's always
> the issue of how versatile/tolerant the converter's firmware is...
> 
> -michael
> 
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Sounds like a good use a small PLD.

There was something similar for the Atari ST from ICD, those are about 
as rare i bet.