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Usb to SCSI converter cable OS 9 9 posts Sep 16, 2012 — Oct 15, 2012
Found this morning, was just 1€ boxed including soft :

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Apparently wasn't used a lot, will be useful to connect SCSI devices to USB only computers (including laptops)

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Should be too late for me, but who get a free Imac ??

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Oh man, I remember these! NewerTech made one too. Just keep in mind, a lot of people complained about these back in the day, as they were only USB 1.1 (USB 2.0 hadn't shown up yet), and were a tad slow and unreliable. Still, nice score. :)

tested this afternoon, working fine with a hard disk, the syquest drive wasn't detected...still have to make some tests.

Nice to see a SCSI device mounting happily the Ibook Clamshell:

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The SCSI id was properly detected too:

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Even SCSI Probe was able to catch the drive:

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Only drawback, the disk should be unmounted i guess, as the Ibook wasn't happy when trying to shut down...no big deal.

Well for 1 €...i can't complain, i have seen those sold for a 100 $ in several places... today.

I had something like that with my first iMac. I also remember just how slow it was. :)

I scored one of those recently as well, an Addtronics one - has a weird connector on the end though I need to find an adapter for. Does yours need drivers under OS 9/X?

I scored one of those recently as well, an Addtronics one - has a weird connector on the end though I need to find an adapter for. Does yours need drivers under OS 9/X?
The weird connector is probably the HD 50, i was lucky to get the DB25 one.

Just tested with the clam (Mac OS 9) and the driver was required (but was in the box anyway)

Won't be used a lot, but don't feel too slow, just average.

From what I understand, they won't work with OS X. At least, not without some serious fiddling with recompiling Linux drivers and other things.

Well for 1 €...i can't complain
:O

I've been vaguely hunting for one of those to analyze (though I prooooobably oughta buy a logic analyzer first) and, like you, I've only seen them around the US$100 mark, give or take.

I've been vaguely hunting for one of those
Sooner or later you should come to France ;) (i have seen too many free Minitel for you)

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