Subject: Using a IIe SCSI drive on a mac: answers
From: [email-masked]
Date: 5 Aug 94 10:05:54 +1200
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2,comp.sys.mac.misc

OKay, I asked how to get a Mac to read an Apple II SCSI drive, and got lotsa
answers, and they worked, so here is how to do it:

1) Format and partition the drive. On the IIe you can use the utilities that
came with the card, in the case of the Apple II HS SCSI card, HD SCSI
partition. On a II, you will only be able to create ProDOS partitions but on a
Mac, programs like silverlining etc. will allow you to create muiltiple
partitions. Just make sure that one partition is ProDOS, and that no ProDOS
partitions are larger that 32MB.

2) Plug the drive into the mac, and run the program HD SCSI Setup. I got it off
a IIe installer disk for the IIE card on the mac, but it should be included
with the system software somewhere. Now, you have to replace the drivers on the
SCSI drive with HD SCSI setup's drivers. The Apple II doesn't use these
drivers, but Apple II SCSI partition still leaves room for them on the drive.
You need to select the UPDATE (driver) option from HD SCSI setup. If that
option can't be used, then select PARTITION, and remove the driver partition,
then create a new driver partition, and UPDATE it. NB: You can't use
silverlining's drivers on the drive, because for some reason, they don't allow
ProDOS volumes to appear on the desktop. HD SCSI setup's drivers do.

3) Finally, and most importantly, you need to have the Apple II file system
extension installed in your system. This extension came on the Apple IIe card
setup disk on my computer, but you don't need a IIE card to use it. Any mac can
use it. You should be able to get a copy from your local resller. Just drag
it to your system folder.

4) reboot, and voila! The ProDOS partition should appear on your desktop. You
can load and save files from it, but forked files will be unreadable by
standard IIe applications.

Maybe this could be put into the FAQ? :) -- 
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  From Philip Lamb (Internet: [email-masked]
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  Canterbury University, Christchurch, New Zealand.