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- From: hoffmann@morinda.it.ntu.edu.au (Arthur Hoffmann)
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- Subject: Re: A3000 SCSI questions
- Date: 30 Jan 1996 08:08:42 GMT
- Organization: Northern Territory University
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- Adam Burns (adburns@awod.com) wrote:
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- : Arthur:
-
- : Phil Wright makes a good point in his reply; namely that the GVP I/O extender is a
- : serial/parrallel port extender, not a SCSI controller. However, I will assume you
- : meant that your pal has a GVP Imact series I or II Hard Card installed in his A2000.
- : With that in mind, I can tell you that a cable which will run your hard drives and
- : tape drive from the DB-25 connector on the back of the A3000 will also run those same
- : hard drives and tape drive when connected to the DB-25 connector on the back of a GVP
- : SCSI hard card. I have done this with both the hard card (Zorro slot) version of the
- : GVP controller and the A500 HD+ and A530 turbo controllers. (In fact, you could even
- : chain 2 of the A500 HD+ units together, so long as only one was actually connected to
- : an A500... Connected with a standard parrallel cable, the unit connected to the 500
- : motherboard was able to see the drive in the second unit sitting next to it, and since
- : the second unit wasn't connected to a motherboard, it's SCSI controller never
- : initialized. Neat!)
-
- : Adam Burns aka...
- : The Buffo Mounie
-
-
- You are right, it's probably not an IO extender (I never saw the
- card) actually I was told that it is an accellerator (30Mhz 68030)
- with a scsi component for A2000s.
- And thanks for the reply, it answered my question :).
- --
- Arthur.
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