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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vista-V1200-6MB-Storage-Device-for-Apple-II-/201172658417
Hehehe. Looks like this company took 6 HD floppies and RAIDed them somehow for 6MBs of disk storage?
Hehehe. Looks like this company took 6 HD floppies and RAIDed them somehow for 6MBs of disk storage?
Thank you in advance for your kind attention. Would someone tell me what is the maximum IDE hard drive capacity allowable for a beige PPC G3 266 MHz desktop?
This is a very recent recruit I made here in Santa Rosa, Colombia, where these fine machines are not far frequent.
I am new in this interesting and pleasant site, as you can be acquainted of. Thanks again.
This is a very recent recruit I made here in Santa Rosa, Colombia, where these fine machines are not far frequent.
I am new in this interesting and pleasant site, as you can be acquainted of. Thanks again.
Reading the ad it sounds more like a single HD floppy drive with something like a CD changer mechanism in front of it. Seems a little "optimistic" to describe it as hard disk fast, but I suppose technically an HD floppy's data rate (if formatted at a 1:1 interleave) is in the ballpark of a really old MFM hard drive with a 6:1 interleave XEBEC or similar controller. I am curious how fast it could switch disks and if a file could span floppies.
Macs before the Quicksilver 2002 all were capped at recognizing 128GB, so it'd be best to get a 120GB drive or a 160GB (you'd not be able to access the full spectrum but should get a little more GB out over a 120GB).
Intech's ATA Hi-Cap Support Driver allowed you to go over the limit with a custom driver and partitioning but it's probably safer to just find a 120GB.
Intech's ATA Hi-Cap Support Driver allowed you to go over the limit with a custom driver and partitioning but it's probably safer to just find a 120GB.
... Found a newsgroup thread about it. It is a changer, and it maps as 5 virtual drives. No spanning. I bet it'd be really painful to copy a big file between two of those disks...
Kinda like trying to doe something similar on the lobotomized 128k introductory model of the original 512k Macintosh? Automate that floppy-swap nonsense, HEH! ;D
A little late to the party, but you can also get an ATA 133 PCI card and not be limited by the built-in addressing ceiling. A multi-function card like the Sonnet Tech Tempo Trio that gives you USB 2, FireWire, and two IDE channels is a good choice because you can use just one of the three precious PCI slots and get multiple connectivity options.
Peace,
Drew
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Peace,
Drew
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Power to the PowerPC!
Come to think of it, I would swear that I remember old ads for this same drive (or one very much like it) being sold for PC compatibles as a hard disk backup solution. It actually makes way more sense for that than as a primary storage device.
Thank you in advance for your kind and suitable answer.
I would like to know in addition if this card, which I've just found, through your information at
http://www.sonnettech.com/product/tempo_trio.html
is recognizeable by a Beige Desktop PPC G3 and, eventually, are there MacOS 8/9 drivers for it?
At your command, Sir.
I would like to know in addition if this card, which I've just found, through your information at
http://www.sonnettech.com/product/tempo_trio.html
is recognizeable by a Beige Desktop PPC G3 and, eventually, are there MacOS 8/9 drivers for it?
At your command, Sir.
Yes, it will work just fine. I don't recall it needing any special drivers, but if it does you can download them from Sonnet Tech. I have one in my beige G3 running OS 9.x, and it works well. The only caveat is that there are no USB 2 drivers for OS 9, so the USB 2 ports will only run at USB 1 speeds (max of 12Mbps).
You should do a little more research before you buy that card, though. Sonnet marks it as compatible only with Windows. The card would need to have Open Firmware ROMs/firmware to be fully Mac OS compatible, so you might not have success with that card. I know from personal experience that Sonnet used to make a Mac-compatible card, though. Maybe eBay?
Peace,
Drew
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Power to the PowerPC!
You should do a little more research before you buy that card, though. Sonnet marks it as compatible only with Windows. The card would need to have Open Firmware ROMs/firmware to be fully Mac OS compatible, so you might not have success with that card. I know from personal experience that Sonnet used to make a Mac-compatible card, though. Maybe eBay?
Peace,
Drew
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Power to the PowerPC!