[rescue] SCSI2 to IDE (was: Re: SCSI 50 to 68 to 80 pin thingies)

Justin Haynes justin at justinhaynes.com
Mon Feb 21 17:19:04 CST 2011


Sorry, I misread.  I see it isn't a rebranding.  I thought it was from
digital at first, thanks.

On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 4:55 PM, Justin Haynes <justin at justinhaynes.com>wrote:

> Thanks for that, Alex.  This is the first I've heard of any re-brandings.
> 8GB is certainly better than 1.2. :-)   I'll keep this in mind, but I'm
> holding out for a little longer for the chb-25int, as I would like to break
> that 8gb limit.
>
> I already have a 32GB IDE SSD to use.  If I really can't find the
> CHB-25INT,
> then I'll get one of these ADTX ones and I expect it will still work but
> only see 8GB of the SSD.  Getting 10MB/s on my SPARCbook 3gx will make it
> very usable.
>
> Incidentally, if anyone has a CHB-25INT they'd like to part with, I'll pay
> $100 for the first operational one plus shipping.
>
> -Justin
>
> On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 12:45 PM, J. Alexander Jacocks <jjacocks at mac.com
> >wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:33:40 -0600, Justin Haynes
> > <justin at justinhaynes.com> said:
> > > Can't use those, but I sure could use one of these CHB-25INT IDE to
> SCSI
> > > converters for my SPARCbook 3gx:
> > >
> > > http://online.century.co.jp/BittradeTest/e_shop/chb25int.html
> > >
> > > (The 'buy' link on the page at the link is dead.  They no longer make
> the
> > > device, I've emailed them)
> > >
> > >
> > > -Justin
> >
> > The part you want, and I have one in use, in a DEC Multia, is the ADTX
> > A363001.  The following companies appear to have them in stock, though
> > the first is asking $150.
> >
> > http://www.tamayatech.com/parts.php?g=A363001
> >
> >
> http://www.hkinventory.com/public/OfferInventResult.asp?Order=1&pnums=ADTX+A3
> >
> >
> 63001+&crit1=&crit2=&category=&product=&keywords=&words=3&country=&postdate=&
> > brand=&crit3=&crit4=0&datecode=<
> http://www.hkinventory.com/public/OfferInventResult.asp?Order=1&pnums=ADTX+A3%0A63001+&crit1=&crit2=&category=&product=&keywords=&words=3&country=&postdate=&%0Abrand=&crit3=&crit4=0&datecode=
> >
> >
> > You can also find these (rarely) on eBay, or more commonly, look for a
> > 750mb or larger 12mm 2.5" parallel SCSI HDD.  Every one that I have
> > ever seen is actually a 9.5mm IDE disk, with the ADTX (or similar)
> > bridge attached, including the ones that Apple sold for their
> > PowerBooks.
> >
> > The devices work well, though I'm told that there's an 8gb limit on
> > bridged disks.
> >
> > Good luck!
> > - Alex
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