Hard Drive Bible, 8th edition - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

17 Oct 1997

Well, they do say that they solicit input from their readers on what to
add for the next edition.  (for instance they added the SCSI command set
reference section in this edition).  If it doesn't document 90% of the
drives you use regularly, and those drive are not new to the last 5
years (hey, this is the _classic_ computer mailing list) then how about
doing one of two things:

(1) let them know what they are missing and give constructive advice on
how to make the 9th edition better, or
(2) Start your own reference information project

Either way, we need to preserve the knowledge.

-Matt Pritchard
Graphics Engine and Optimization Specialist

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  -----Original Message-----
 From:	Tim Shoppa [SMTP:shoppa@alph02.triumf.ca]
 Sent:	Friday, October 17, 1997 11:34 AM
 To:	Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
 Subject:	Re: Hard Drive Bible, 8th edition

  The Hard drive Bible?...Oh it strikes me in my
brain...

 Do you mean that book that is filled with hard drives from A to Z 
 with FULL doc on each for jumpers than what most others shown?  
 Actually, the quality of information in the editions I've seen is
 quite
 a hodgepodge.  And it has *no* documentation on 90% of the drives that
 I use regularly.  So I look at it with a good amount of disdain, as it
 doesn't come close to doing what the cover claims.  (But that's true
 with many things in life...  and even more true of computers
 recently!)

  I have a Micropolis scsi hd needing proper
setting up and LLF'ed as 
 it's not set up right previously.  Right now it's resisting anything  
  unless there is a proper way.

 model 1684-7.  It's 340MB regular SCSI.  
 Have you - say - tried contacting Micropolis?

 ftp://techsupport.micropolis.com/pub/files/SPECS/1680spec.txt is
 what you want.

  And I am looking for how to make custom
terminator resistor array.  
 I assume you're referring to RN9, a 20-pin 220/330 network?  I've
 always gotten them in the past by calling Micropolis at
 1-818-709-3325.
 But if you want to make your own, and have access to a 20-pin header,
 it's pretty simple:

 Pin 10 is ground, Pin 20 is Vcc, and pins 1-9 and 11-19 consist
 of a 220 ohm resistor to Vcc and a 330 ohm resistor to ground.

 Tim. (shoppa(a)triumf.ca) 