Re: SCSI and IDE card in one computer?

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From: Mike Swaim
Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1996 00:00

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Andreas Zollmann (king@netc.com) wrote:
: I have some more questions about the IOMEGA Zip drive I'm planning to
: buy: As I have heard, the SCSI version is a lot faster than the
: Parallel Port Version. Also, I could use the Zip drive for both my
: Macintosh and my PC, right? Now my two questions:
: 1. I have an IDE hard drive installed in my PC and would like to go on
: using it. So I would have to have a SCSI card AND the IDE card in my
: computer, right? Is that possible at all? How much is a SCSI card?
  Sure is. You can get cheap ones for ~$50.

: 2. Can I use the SCSI Zip drive in all Macintosh computers or only in
: special Macintoshs? Would I have to buy anything else to use it, or
: could I just put it into the Macintosh and it would work? 
  As far as I know, all Macs still come with SCSI ports. Should work on 
any Mac except for the really, really old ones.

--
Mike "Special Agent in charge of Chaos" Swaim | swaim@phoenix.net
disclamer: I lie.

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From: swaim@alpha1.phoenix.net (Mike Swaim)
Subject: Re: SCSI and IDE card in one computer?
Date: 1996/04/14
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