Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 18:33:45 -0600 From: Stephen Hurd <shurd@sasktel.net> To: David Kelly <dkelly@HiWAAY.net> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: apple moving to x86 Message-ID: <42A78E69.9040401@sasktel.net> In-Reply-To: <5FB79EC1-5314-46F4-AF48-C65D5D90E7AF@HiWAAY.net> References: <b41c755205060614186bb2a201@mail.gmail.com> <42A4FD3F.70407@pacific.net.sg> <c389a04d050607070752998e86@mail.gmail.com> <44y89mb1e0.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <20050607175303.GA96525@Grumpy.DynDNS.org> <42A62D8D.2020100@digitalarcadia.net> <30399E44-07C0-4F3B-9B1C-9F4B2E020E9C@HiWAAY.net> <42A6617A.5010908@sasktel.net> <C0993639-53E8-4690-AD2B-CF8B21A67536@HiWAAY.net> <42A68ADC.9040900@sasktel.net> <5FB79EC1-5314-46F4-AF48-C65D5D90E7AF@HiWAAY.net>
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David Kelly wrote: >>> >>> No, "Apple SC Setup" would not do a non-Apple SCSI drive. This >>> might have changed with MacOS 9. MacOS X has never complained >>> about any IDE HD I have tried. >>> >> >> I never had a problem and was using either System 6 or System 7 >> (Never could justify shelling out for an OS for them) >> I don't remember *exactly* how I did it, but since they didn't have >> Internet connectivity at the time, nor a modem, I must have used >> stuff that came with the system. Also, I don't remember any >> difficulties at all. Not to say I didn't have any at all, this was >> years ago, but since this was among the very first things I ever did >> with my very own Mac, I believe I would remember having issues such >> as "cannot partition the drive". The larger SCSI HDs still persist >> in being the only drive in those systems. I also remember at work >> having gobs of external SCSI HDs hanging off of almost every Mac... >> very few of which had the Apple of happiness on the front. >> I suppose if I got *really* curious, I could fire 'em up and take a >> peek. I doubt I will though. > > David Kelly wrote: > > 3rd party SCSI hard drives for the Mac almost always came pre- > formatted. And always with a 3rd party driver on floppy unless one > purchased a raw drive. At most set the SCSI ID and termination and > one was up and running. > > A simple "Get Info" on the drive icon will list the driver being used. Damn, I think I'm starting to get intrigued. I *know* the drive came out of an IBM PS/2 Model 8x or 9x... I think I'll take a peek in the next day or two.
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