Re: Xebec controller and SCSI drive

["Glenn Jones" <apple2stuff@rogers.com>]

John Van Winkle wrote:
> Has anyone ever tried using a SCSI drive on one of these controllers?
> Are the disks necessary to set up the drive?

Hi John, it has been many years since I used my Xebec Apple SASI card.

If memory surves me correctly I first used it with a SASI to MFM controller
board.  I had it hooked up to a 10MB IBM (ST506) drive. A company called
Shreve systems sold the converter. Next i put a SCSI to MFM board on the
same drive (also from shreve). I still have both convereter boards.

Later on I bought a ROM upgrade for the card from a company called STS
systems? That allowed the card to work with a ST225 60MB SCSI drive I
bought. I recall it supported ProDOS and CP/M perhaps Dos 3.3 as well. I
stll have the drive but it doesn't always spin up.

I also recall I think I needed to supply the drive geometry and they setup
the ROM for me.

At onetime I think I also took a stab a disassembling the ROM to see how it
all worked ..

ah .. the good old days

Glenn