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chris@perth.DIALix.oz.au (Chris Paterson) writes:

>Does anyone know if SCSI drives sold for IBM-PCs are compatible with
>the MAc

In general: yes. (Possibly there might be exceptions.)
The point to pay most attention to is the software. Apple's
HD Setup (the "formatter") only recognizes these drives which Apple
self builds into their machines.
There is a hack to modify HD SC so it can format nearly every disk.
Alternatively, the A/UX version of HD SC should do the job anyway.
And there are third party formatters ("Silverlining", "HDT", ...). There
has been discussion about these recently in this group.

> - specifically internal LC-II slot?

??? What slot? I think the LC II has a rather ordinary SCSI port?
Only some PowerBooks are special, they use an IDE-drive as its INternal
drive, which is specifically constructed for the PC bus ... crazy world! 
EXternally, these PBs have SCSI ports like every Mac.
 
>They seem to be a fair bit cheaper  - why?  SCSI is SCSI isn't it?

Yes. The only difference is the software. PC drives come without anything,
Mac drives should come with formatter/driver included. But you have the
choice to use alternate software... 

>Thanks for any help...

- unless I am mistaken ...
 roger