You have 2 options, 1. Probably the easiest: An external drive enclosure that supports a 50-pin SCSI drive. The external enclosure normally uses centronics connectors to connect to the Mac's 25-pin SCSI connector. In that enclosure you will need a 50pin SCSI hard drive, which can be found on eBay the easiest as well.
This is the cable: http://cgi.ebay.com/Apple-Mac-50PIN-Centronics-DB25-SCSI-cable-3-/110507614941?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19bac462dd I couldn't find any centronics enclosures on eBay in the 2 minutes I spent looking, but sometimes they pop up. You will also need a centronics terminator if you go this route. Note: They are also selling a DB35 to HD50 scsi cables, but I'm not sure how that would work, although parts are far easier to find. It would be an interesting experiment. 2. Apple actually made what is called the "HD20". It's a hard drive that connected via the floppy port. http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Apple-HD20-Mac512K-MacPlus-Works-Fine-/140525594738?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20b7fa6872 The con is that they are expensive on eBay, and highly coveted by us collectors. Here is a good site that explains it all: http://www.jagshouse.com/plusharddrive.html Mike On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 3:01 PM, Todd Brayer <[email protected]> wrote: > Does it boot from the floppy drive? > You'll have the easiest time going to dealers, the cheapest time going > to flea markets. > > Todd Brayer > [email protected] > > > > > On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 2:04 PM, Foymaster <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi there, first post. I've recently come into posession of a near-mint > > macintosh plus, I would love to get a hard drive for it, > > I assume it would have to be SCSI, could someone tell me how I could > > do this or send me a link to a webpage that has > > a tutorial in how to get a hard drive up and running and what kind I > > would need? > -- ----- 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
