Re: G3 to Powerbook 180

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From: Lawrence Flowers
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 00:00

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Paul Durrant wrote:
> 
> In article <1d5ovrs.10ydatpck8ejjN@pwomar.demon.co.uk>,
> Newsmaster@pwomar.demon.co.uk (Paul Womar) wrote:
> 
> > Lawrence Flowers <leaf@teaftech.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > > That sounds better; so I need a cable that connects the special SCSI port on
> > > the 180 to the SCSI on the G3?.
> >
> > Yes you'll need a cable but I'm not sure if what you want is possible/a
> > good idea.
> >
> > >  What about ID numbers or is that sorted out
> > > anyway by SCSI disc mode?
> >
> > This is problem one, both machines will hvae their internal SCSI host
> > adaptor set to ID 7 which I don't think you can change.
> 
> No, it does work, and that's not a problem. It's a feature built into the
> ROMS of the PowerBooks. I've done it frequently with both a PowerBook 100
> and various PowerBook Duos. (AFAIK, only the PB140 and the PB170 don't have
> the SCSI disk mode facility.)

Excellent, thanks Paul, you write with confidence, I'm ordering the cable now!

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