Re: Synquest

[ak760@lafn.org (Rod O'Brien)]

In a previous article, cn914@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Richard T. McCusker) says:

>
>I can pick up a Synquest with nine 44 meg cartridges for $200.
>I would like to hook it up to my GS, but I'm not sure just what
>I would need to do this.
>Can it be done?
>What problems will I have?
>And do I need special software, and if so, where can I get it?
>Anything else I got to look out for?
>Also I have a rev C Apple SCSI card.  I got it without a manual
>and would someone please tell me what the layout for the pins
>that get connected by a shorting block is.
>Thanks.
>
Check this out carefully. I recently tried to add a tape drive 
backup unit to my system (also with an Apple SCSI C card) and found 
several problems with it not being able to boot with the tape drive in 
line and active. I had to keep turning the power off to boot the system.
This was a real pain in the butt.
Now I had the tape drive physically first in line (not SCSI ID) and then 
my HD last because it was terminated. This was the only way I could set 
it up and it caused all sorts of problems.
It also caused me not to be able to access any ProDOS 8 programs with the 
tape drive inline.
Okay now the point I'm trying to make is that the Apple SCSI C card may 
not recognize any removable media and that woud include the SyQuest 
drives, so be careful.
If you want the SyQuest I recommend a RamFAST SCSI card to go with it.
Maybe someone else has a solution or has better results with the Apple C 
card.
Anyway good luck, the price is right.

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Rod 
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