From: markwade@optonline.net   
      
   D Finnigan wrote:   
   > Mark Wade wrote:   
   >> D Finnigan wrote:   
   >>> Mark Wade wrote:   
   >>>> I have a card I purchased some years ago installed in slot 7 of a IIgs.   
   >>>> I   
   >>>> don't remember its provenance or name but was wondering if anyone   
   >>>> remembers   
   >>>> just what it is and if it will work in a //e.   
   >>>   
   >>> If it will work in a IIe: more likely yes than no.   
   >>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> The SCSI drive hooked to a Super Serial card in my //e seems to have   
   >>>> failed   
   >>>> (SCSI boot error), not the first time or drive. I've ordered a used 160   
   >>>> MB   
   >>>> IBM HD from eBay, hopefully I can get that working.  I'd rather leave   
   >>>> the   
   >>>> SATA drive in the IIgs but if I need to I was wondering if it's an   
   >>>> option   
   >>>> for the //e.   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Are you referring to a SCSI card in your IIe that failed? If you want to   
   >>> continue using SCSI devices, you could upgrade to a solid state SCSI   
   >>> disk   
   >>> emulator such as a SCSI2SD.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> The card,Apple Super Serial Card, seems okay. I think the drive has   
   >> failed.   
   >> I have a doohickey attached, an APC SCSI Sentry, and it seems the card is   
   >> communicating with the drive. I'm hoping the drive I ordered, due   
   >> Saturday,   
   >> will work out.   
   >   
   > Interesting. I'd never heard of the SCSI Sentry device before. It's a   
   > special terminator.   
   >   
   >>   
   >> I was just wondering my options.   
   >>   
   >   
   > There are enough options these days. :-)   
   >   
   >   
   >> The SATA drive/card is in a spare IIgs and   
   >> formatted and software installed for that machine and I'd like to leave   
   >> it   
   >> that way but if it will work in a //e and can be formatted with the   
   >> utilities I have that would be an option.   
   >   
   > There's a good chance that the drive and card would work in the Apple IIe.   
   > You would just need to put ProDOS 8 on it for the Apple IIe, instead of   
   > GS/OS.   
   >   
   >>   
   >> SCSI2SD I've looked at briefly some time ago when I heard of it. I   
   >> thought   
   >> they were in short supply due to chip shortages or do I have that all   
   >> wrong?   
   >   
   > That may have been the case, but there are now a few clones and   
   > work-alikes,   
   > such as BlueSCSI and ZuluSCSI. Check them out.   
   >   
      
   Thanks much. I don't get much time with it but I really like that I have   
   working IIgs, //e and Iic with accessories. Disk ][ drives clicking and   
   whirring, lights blinking are cool but the //e is more fun with a HD   
   attached also.   
      
   -- Mark Wade   
      
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