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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: JamesG on June 10, 2016, 03:54:17 AM

Title: PCMCIA SCSI card?
Post by: JamesG on June 10, 2016, 03:54:17 AM

Since I know I will wait forever to find a Squirrel SCSI...anyone know if standard PCMCIA SCSI cards might work? Special driver needed?

I have a floptical drive I would love to get working with the Amiga.

Title: Re: PCMCIA SCSI card?
Post by: Matt_H on June 10, 2016, 04:00:37 AM

It would need a driver. If you can find a card that uses the same chip as the Squirrel maybe its driver could work...

Title: Re: PCMCIA SCSI card?
Post by: paul1981 on June 10, 2016, 12:29:35 PM

Quote from: JamesG;809787

Since I know I will wait forever to find a Squirrel SCSI...anyone know if standard PCMCIA SCSI cards might work? Special driver needed?

I have a floptical drive I would love to get working with the Amiga.

I see them on eBay quite a bit, albeit a bit pricey like £60 +.

Title: Re: PCMCIA SCSI card?
Post by: Rob on June 10, 2016, 04:41:54 PM

Just got me thinking that a Whippet could be upgraded to a Surf Squirrel if you could get the necessary chips and new the pin-out for the SCSI connector.

Unfortunately there aren't any photos with sufficient detail to identify the missing components.  I have fired off an email to Hi-Soft on the off chance that they have the schematics filed away in a cabinet somewhere.

It does at least seem that it's possible to buy the AM53CF96KC

(http://amiga.resource.cx/photos/photos/surfsquirrel-front.jpg)Surf Squirrel.

(http://www.bigbookofamigahardware.com/bboah/media/display_photos/68184841-10c9-4cdb-b94b-2820b9b52ff3.jpg)
Whippet.