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

[Kevin Diggs]

Frank Pittel wrote:
> 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
> 
Hi,

	Be wary if the drives are LVD, aka ultra2 aka SCSI3(?), I have had 
rather limited success getting them to cooperate on a narrow bus.

					kevin