10 Jun
2002
10 Jun
'02
3:33 a.m.
An even better trick than this is to use 80-pin SCA
SCSI drives. Computergeeks.com sold (maybe still
sells) a PCB that adapts this to either 68 pin _or_ 50
pin SCSI for maybe 10 bucks. You can pick up SCA
80-pin drives very, very cheap or free, even new ones,
because most people figure the interface to be
"proprietary" and the drives are very hard to sell.
--- Gary Hildebrand <ghldbrd(a)ccp.com> wrote:
Bob Lafleur wrote:
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Gary,
So your drive is a 68-pin drive and you've got it
hooked to a 50-pin
cable? That is what I need. Where could I find
such a beast? Are they
sold new by any place that you know of? Or is it
something I'm likely to
find on Ebay?
- Bob
They are now pretty available, if the computer
dealer sticks any sort of
SCSI stuff. I know of a couple places in Kansas
City that stock them as
a rule. When I first got the SCSI-3 drive, these
adapters were over $50
each; being frugal, I wouldn't part with that for a
plastic connector.
A year or so later they came down to $15, still
expensive but more
realistic in my eyes and to my wallet.
You might try Dalbani electronics, or maybe Jameco;
they stock quite a
selection of odd stuff like that. If you are stuck,
I can pick up one
for you next time I go to KC. E-bay might have one
listed, but you'd
probably pay more than they are worth.
Gary Hildebrand
St. Joseph, MO