[Coco] [Color Computer] [coco} IBM SCSI hard disk question..

[Frank Pittel]

On Sat, Jun 10, 2006 at 01:45:28PM -0500, George's Coco Address wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "George Ramsower" <yahoo at dvdplayersonly.com>
> 
> 
> >A few years ago, I obtained a drive cabinet with three IBM DNES-309170
> >E182115T drives in it. P/N 25L1910
> >
> >Since these drives are considerably newer(NOV-99),  than the current 
> >drives
> >I'm using, I'm curious if they can be used on a Ken-Ton interface.
> >They have the tiny, 68 pin connector for data exchange vs. the larger 50
> >pin connector I'm used to.
> >They are 9gig drives.
> >
> >If they can be used, how would I go about doing this using OS-9 L2? My
> >system is almost totally stock OS-9 L2.
> >
> >George
> 
> 
> Today, I did some research and found there are adapters to convert the 68 
> pin to the older 50 pin connectors. What I've found is that the newer 
> drives will "retro" to the older scheme to accommodate older systems. They 
> are used a lot on older Mac systems and some PC stuff.
> 
> Still, before I invest in one of these adapters ($15-$25), I would like to 
> know if it will work with OS-9 LII and the KenTon interface.

While I don't know how big of a drive os9 can access the scsi standard has been
around for a long time and is in my experience well followed.

Frank