Re: Modify a Mac external HD for a IIgs?

[toh@victoria.tc.ca (Marc Sira)]

In our last episode, dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) said:

>I suspect that PC Exchange doesn't support ProDOS partitions on a hard
>drive, only on floppies, or they may have just not provided support for
>formatting.

PC Exchange (File Exchange in Mac OS 8.x) does support ProDOS filesystems in
Inside Mac V partitions; I've used it for years. The partitions will need to
be marked automount by the Mac driver for the device, but this is usually the
case for most drivers. If they're not, you can still mount them using a more
aggressive SCSI tool than Drive Setup (say FWB HDT). Of course, you end up
with GS Finder droppings on the Mac side and Mac Finder droppings on the GS. ;)

Anyone have any suggestions for turning an old 2.5" Powerbook SCSI drive into
an internal GS drive connected to a RAMFast? The standard connector for little
drives seems to be slightly funky, with the power and SCSI lines all in one.
If it can be split up and turned into a normal ribbon cable it should be
straightforward, but I don't have a pinout nor a supplier for 2.5" drive SCSI
cable parts.

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