on 7/28/03 8:57 AM, PCI PowerMacs at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: PCI PowerMacs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf >> Of John Wilson >> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 8:24 PM >> To: PCI PowerMacs >> Subject: Re: sourcing out 6360 floppy drive >> >> >> No such thing as a SCSI floppy. Like the first response said, >> dedicated bus and cable, drivers are in the ROM which is why you >> can boot from a floppy in older Mac's. John >> > > Yes there is!! > HP used SCSI floppies in some of their machines, I think a few other server > units may have also used them, however I don't believe that any Mac's ever > used them. > From memory the floppy drives used a standard Sony mechanism with a SCSI > interface board bolted to the underneath, they also had motorised eject like > the Mac ones. > Unfortunately I never got hold of a spare one to try in a Mac. > Ben.
Hi all; I've glanced at this thread over the last few days and thought I'd get in my 2 cents. From personal experience all the Quadra 630 form factor Macs up to and including the Beige G3's all used the same floppy drive. (At least on the ones I have,631CD, 638CD, 6230, 2 6360's & 2 G3's). I have 3 Macs networked in my house and I use the floppies so little that every time I do need to use one to reinstall some old S/W, I usually find the silly thing won't work. I run my little cleaner thingie in it and it's good to go. I'd try cleaning it first as I find that usually fixes it. HTH --Thanks; Rev. George --Maranatha (means the Lord cometh) -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
