Re: Hardware donation
On Thu, Jun 12, 2003 at 10:49:15AM -0400, Darin Strait wrote:
> > Is 18GB standard? I am about to buy a couple of 18GB SCSI disks for some
> > m68k machines, and it seems I can get them for $20 each. I think they are
> > even new, but I don't care if they are used. After all you don't get that
>
> Are those narrow SCSI drives? I can't find a category for 18 GB on Pricewatch,
> which leads me to think that they don't really make them anymore. They list
> some 9 GB narrow drives for $78. Wide 36 GB drives can be had for around $65.
IIRC 80 pin SCA, but they offer adapter to connect this to 50pin or 68pin
SCSI. My Amiga and Mac use 50pin, my PC can handle 68pin, no idea if its
wide or narrow, I'd have to look at the website again. I don't want to
advertise vendors here on the list, if you want the name, contact me
privately (or check the archives of m68k-build). I found it through
pricewatch though, but not in the 18GB category ;-)
> My gut-level feeling is that Firewire or even USB2 are OK for drives that are
> used infrequently or for backup purposes (I use them for this), but I'd be
> worried about using that for a 'main' disk on a critical server. It's more
> cabling, the firewire and USB2 code is less tested (I lurk on the firewire
> list) and it's generally just more stuff to go wrong.
I haven't used a firewire disk yet, but it works great for a CD-RW and
MiniDV. But since the board comes with onboard IDE, this discussion is moot.
Christian
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