> >From: Jeff Walther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 18:13:52 -0500 > > At 13:38 -0700 07/22/2002, Will S wrote: > > >I see what you are saying and the answer is the 6300 is not an "Old >World Mac" and can not at this time nor likely ever run OSX. > >"Old World Macs" are >Apple 7300,7500,7600,8500,8600,9500,9600 >UMAX S900 /J700 >PowerComputing Power Tower Pro and perhaps a couple of other models > >The Apple Beige G3 is closer to an Old World Mac then a new world Mac >of which the iMac was the first of. The Apple Beige G3 also has an >IDE bus and is the first machine to have one built in that runs OSX. >A few other machines like the >Apple 6400 & 6500 and UMAX C500/600 have ide buses and OSX may run on >them in the future it is being worked on and they are not really OLD >world macs either. > >Will, I think that your terminology may not be accurate. My >understanding is that Old World vs. New World has to do with where >the MacOS ToolBox is stored and whether there is a rewriteable chip >holding the Open Firmware. I could be wrong, in which case writing >the following was an embarrasing waste of time. :-) But I think this >is correct. > >Going back to the original question, do the 6300/6400/6500 and >C500/C600 machines even see their built-in IDE as IDE? Or do they >identify it as SCSI? > >Jeff Walther
I'm sure that you are likely correct! ;-) I should have said the above listed machines are "Old World Macs and Power Surge/Storm " machines. Nit pickers of whom I am one lose points during hot summer heat waves ;-) I'll be so glad when this one is over :-) The question I was trying to answer I belive was why was David R able to use SCSI Probe software on his IDE Drive which was connected to a VST PCI IDE card. Someone else (R.A. Cantrell) added the Mac 6300 to the mix. I was politely trying to say this has nothing to do with the machines we are talking about in this question. Nor in general on this list! Classic Apples and Oranges! I belive the above machines you listed all use IDE drives as the main drive when they come from the factory. As do the Apple 630,638 etc. I also am fairly sure that they see the drives as IDE. I used and still own a Mac 638/640 upgraded machine . The C500 replaced it. Most of these machines also use SCSI CDrom players and it is possible to add SCSI drives to many of they but there isn't much reason to do it . It is slower then the IDE bus. Again this is way off subject and has nothing to do with the question about IDE mounting using SCSI probe. ;-) Will S who has nearly lost his sense of humor and everything else in this heat wave.... -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
