what interface is exposed on the inside of one of these enclosures? Could a HD20 be used on a macintosh portable, since I have a external floppy port?
On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 12:58 AM, Mac128 <[email protected]> wrote: > Apple says it is officially not compatible with System 6. However, > they are regularly used to boot up to System 6.0.8. I don't think > System 7 supports the HD20 drivers, but I could be wrong about that. > Never had a call to run System 7 off an HD20. > > HD20s are not rare. They routinely sell on eBay from anywhere between > $25 and $50 depending on condition, but they are the only readily > available hard disk storage option for a stock 512k/e. However, many > 512K/es upgraded with a SCSI adapter, and are less dependent on the > HD20. > > Apple did not release a SCSI drive until 9 months after the Mac Plus > was released. The HD20 was an extremely common and low-cost > alternative to extremely expensive SCSI drives which were only being > offered by third party companies, and were not immediately available > following the Plus release either. > > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs > group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to > [email protected]<vintage-macs%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ >
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