> 50-pin SCSI became archaic YEARS and YEARS ago. > > Manufacturer capacity was changed to 68-pin (UW- and LVD/SE-SCSI) and > 80-pin (SCA). Also various types of network-attached SCSI drives.
Seagate currently lists these SCSI drives: 9- and 18-GB Atlas (formerly Quantum, but re-branded as Seagate) SCSI drives 18-, 36- and 72-GB Cheetah (true Seagate) SCSI drives And, even larger SCSI drives up to 300 GB Yet, the most economical way of attaching SCSI drives most probably remains the ACARD "SCSIDE" solution. See ... http://www.acard.com/english/fb0101.jsp?type1_title=SCSIDE%20Bridge&ino=43 ... for more info. I have used the 50-pin and 68-pin versions of these adapters. The ones which I particularly favor are those which incorporate a metal mounting adapter with an integral "SCSIDE" card. This makes a 1" high IDE drive into a standard height SCSI form factor. Basically, the result is a drive/adapter package which is as tall as a so-called "half-height" drive, the very same height as an original Barracuda SCSI drive, but with the capacity of the underlying IDE drive (variously 500- or 750-GB maximum), whereas the original Barracuda drive had a maximum capacity of 2- or 4-GB and only much later was extended to 9-, 18- and 36-GB, and very much later to 72-GB. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
