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Digital Audio Workstation & MIDI => Audio & MIDI Hardware => Topic started by: blaylok on September 29, 2024, 06:17:56 PM

Title: Which scsi cards were mac specific for use with Akai samplers/mesa etc?
Post by: blaylok on September 29, 2024, 06:17:56 PM

Hi all,

So apart from the obvious:  Adaptec 2930cu (mac)

Are there other mac specific scsi cards available that enable native scsi support in the g4 for use with Akai samplers (and others) with mesa etc?

Thanks,

blaylok

Title: Re: Which scsi cards were mac specific for use with Akai samplers/mesa etc?
Post by: smilesdavis on September 30, 2024, 08:07:19 AM

the Adaptec 2930cu is not a mac card (unless its flashed?)

was there ever anyone else that made PCI SCSI controller cards for the Power Macintosh besides ATTO and ADAPTEC?

Title: Re: Which scsi cards were mac specific for use with Akai samplers/mesa etc?
Post by: ssp3 on October 01, 2024, 08:49:14 AM

Yes. Initio and FWB. There was another manufacturer, but the name escapes me.

http://web.archive.org/web/20000511002337/http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/scsi.html

Title: Re: Which scsi cards were mac specific for use with Akai samplers/mesa etc?
Post by: smilesdavis on October 01, 2024, 09:14:57 AM

https://web.archive.org/web/20000818063352/http://www.initio.com/products/9100uwmac.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20000815073207/http://www.initio.com/products/a100u2wmac.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20000818063357/http://www.initio.com/products/9090umac.htm

indeed i wasnt aware of initio (founded by ex-Adaptec employees)

https://web.archive.org/web/20040609233511/http://www.macgurus.com/productpages/scsi/mgscsiinitioboards.php

Title: Re: Which scsi cards were mac specific for use with Akai samplers/mesa etc?
Post by: refinery on October 03, 2024, 12:34:59 AM

Orange Micro made the Grappler series of SCSI cards which were Mac compatible.

Title: Re: Which scsi cards were mac specific for use with Akai samplers/mesa etc?
Post by: nanopico on October 09, 2024, 06:08:45 AM

Belkin had a FireWire to SCSI interface that I have used with MESA and my AKAI. 

Title: Re: Which scsi cards were mac specific for use with Akai samplers/mesa etc?
Post by: Architecture on October 09, 2024, 06:22:04 AM

Adaptec 2906 is one that works well with Akai samplers in Mesa.