Thanks jroger - those are useful links. Some people may need a different adapter though, as that is Ultra-SCSI. Personally I think this route makes a lot more sense than trying to find another SCSI drive. That is, of course, assuming that you have the money to spend.wackymacs, you're a smart guy
http://www.mars-tech.com/ars-2000fu.htm
(it works, see http://68kmla.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8442&highlight=ars2000fu)
then
http://www.amazon.fr/Adaptateur-Convertisseur-card-vers-IDE/dp/B001IXAKI0/ref=pd_sbs_ce_4
Three good reasons for shelling out the $119 for a Acard SCSI-IDE adapter:
- If you find a used SCSI drive, it's probably going to be noisy. And you don't know how much longer it's going to last anyway.
- Those old SCSI drives are slow. Using a CompactFlash will not only be silent, it will be faster.
- Your computer will weigh less and it will run cooler. Hard drives generate a lot of heat if your machine is running for more than a few hours.
Brand new SCSI drives are made for commercial purposes, the government, and so on. They are not available in small sizes. It's not because they can't make them cheap - it's because they cannot make a profit from manufacturing them. There is just not enough demand for small drives like this anymore.
If you don't like the idea of a CF, then you can always use an IDE hard drive with it.
