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Can a Nubus SCSI card serve as the sole SCSI bus in a Quadra?

Can a Nubus SCSI card serve as the sole SCSI bus in a Quadra? Software 5 posts Jul 7, 2015 — Jul 18, 2015

#1 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 - 09:30

Hi everyone
My copy of DMCS from ca 1988 opens in Sheepshaver and appears to behave normally, but when I attempt to open a score that I really want to try to recover (there's just one) I get a big crash (my guess is that it has something to do with sound--but I'm baffled). Does anyone have a working copy of DMCS, or would anyone be willing to convert the score to a midi file for me?
Thanks!

#1 Tue, 7 Jul 2015 - 22:51

I believe the built-in SCSI buses (both internal and external) of my Quadra 840av are not working.

Someone suggested that I could install a Nubus SCSI card (such as ATTO or FWB Jackhammer) as an alternative. That sure sounds attractive!

But will HDs hooked up through one of these cards be seen by the Quadra through the Nubus-SCSI bus without the computer first booting card drivers from another drive first? Is it a Catch-22 or am I (hopefully) wrong?

#2 Tue, 7 Jul 2015 - 23:32

it should- you might have to format the drives with atto/fwb software- it's been a while since I've used the cards, but i do know they're bootable.

#2 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 - 09:30

Quote from: ronsonjonson on February 27, 2015, 09:30:27 AM

.... but when I attempt to open a score that I really want to try to recover (there's just one) I get a big crash (my guess is that it has something to do with sound--but I'm baffled). ...

I'm afraid that this will be happen in a real Mac also. Unless you use a real old Mac like a 68k with System 6 or 7 ...

#3 Wed, 8 Jul 2015 - 05:11

Jackhammers are bootable, don't think a stock ATTO SEIV is.

#3 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 - 09:30

This is pretty wild, but I got OS 6 running using MinivMac, made a new HFS disk image with DMCS and my docs on it....AND IT WORKS!!!! Thanks for the tip about non-compatibility with OS9--that was the clue I needed to properly remember what the operating system was back then. Now for the excitement of trying to export something...

#4 Wed, 8 Jul 2015 - 17:22

Thank you for the responses. Looks like I'm on the hunt for a Nubus Jackhammer then! My understanding is the Jackhammer is faster than the SEIV anyhow.

Anyone happen to have one for sale?

#4 Tue, 6 Mar 2001 - 09:12

Ok, Thank You for the info

#5 Sat, 18 Jul 2015 - 20:47

Be warned about FWB Jackhammers! I think that they are reaching the end of their useful life now. I've had 3 (from 4) that have stopped working partially or completely on me in the last 2-3 years. The three in question were all used when I bought them and the last one is NOS. That being said, *I* could be the problem.

They are super when they work though.

#5 Fri, 8 Mar 2002 - 09:45

I've just exported SMF (standard midi files) for use in Logic--no attempt to get actual communications out!

#6 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 - 20:58

Quote from: ronsonjonson on February 28, 2015, 04:41:23 AM

This is pretty wild, but I got OS 6 running using MinivMac, made a new HFS disk image with DMCS and my docs on it....AND IT WORKS!!!! Thanks for the tip about non-compatibility with OS9--that was the clue I needed to properly remember what the operating system was back then. Now for the excitement of trying to export something...

Hi Ron. Would you be able to take a look at the creator and file type of the DMCS score files and report them here? It would be much appreciated.