peter brigg on 1/12/01 9:46 AM wrote:
> I think a PCI card giving SCSI ports to yr G4 would be about $35 and that
> would
> eliminate such complicated thinking as RAM disks.Your 2400 would simply
> behave as a
> dumb disk again.
>
> pb
>
I have an Adaptec SCSI card in my G4 which has worked great for the last
year. At the time I think it was around $40-45. I think it would be an
easier alternative to trying the RAM disk thing.
You might also try picking up an older external Apple CD-ROM drive to hook
up to the 2400. I picked up a 4x internal for $13 on eBay and installed it
in an old Syquest box. It's slow but it works just great and you can boot
from it.
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> O.K. after latenight coffees with my Mac guru friend, Cristian [shameless
>> plug, visit his site http://www.control-click.com ] we were trying to
>> figure out ways around my problem of not having SCSI on my desktop Mac
>> anymore. I have a G4 now.
>>
>> So how do most of you listers install software, etc. on your 2400c?
>>
>> My pal was suggesting the possibility of setting up a Ram Disk and trying
>> to boot from that, while connecting to my G4 with an ethernet
>> pass-through cable.
>>
>> That would allow me, theoretically, to wipe my hard drive and install
>> whatever I want. But how to perserve the Ram Disk for the reboot is the
>> problem.
--
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