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- From: wblock@rapidnet.com (Warren Block)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: ZIP vs SyQuest
- Date: 15 Feb 1996 15:20:18 GMT
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- Alex Santa-Pinter (ASanta-Pinter@ezin.net) wrote:
-
- : > : >I don't see what the big deal is about the ZIP only using SCSI 5 or 6.
- : > : It means if you have two other drives you can't boot off the Zip.
- : > Huh? If you have a Zip with a higher BootPri than your other bootable
- : > devices, the system will boot off of it. This has nothing to do with
- : > SCSI address.
- : > : It means if you want to use the Zip on a PC too, you can't boot off it
- : > at all.
- : > I believe that some (but not many) PC SCSI controllers can boot off SCSI
- : > devices at addresses other than 0 or 1 (check in comp.periphs.scsi).
-
- : I believe the real problem is with Mac SCSI settings not "most" PC or any
- : Amiga controllers.
-
- What "Mac SCSI settings"? Most PC SCSI controllers require a bootable
- drive at address 0 or 1, or you will not be able to boot from them.
- Setting a Zip to 0 or 1 is presently, uh, extremely difficult.
-
- The Amiga is much more versatile, and which device is used as a boot
- device depends on LastDrive and BootPri settings in the RDBs.
-
- Note that on either machine, you can *access* the Zip without necessarily
- booting from it; but the question was about using it as a boot device.
-
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