Microtech Genesis 120 MO drive

From: Jeff Hellige <jhellige_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Sun Apr 22 18:09:48 2001

Mike,

        If you're on a Mac and have a format/mounting utility such as
FWB Hard DIsk Toolbox, you should be able to use your other MO's
without special software. I've found that I can use the FWB software
with my Mac and then move it to a PC laptop with an Adaptec SCSI
baord and their EZ-SCSI software and it works fine. It also works
fine under OS/2 using a Future Domain board, though I've yet to get
DOS to play ball with it on the same machine since the Future Domain
drivers don't support removable media other than CD-ROMs. Will try
the same drive on my SCSI-equipped Amiga 500 shortly.

        Jeff

>I just won this auction, and I am real curious about what it is.
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1231005250
>
>Auction says;
>
>Microtech Genesis 120 MO drive + extras
>This is a 120mb internal MO drive. Includes all original software: Pro-DOS
>trans-port and Genesis 120 System Disk on floppy and a Genesis 120 MO disk.
>This appears to be a standard MO drive - I had no difficulties using a MO
>disk that came from a Sony drive in this device. (drive label says it was
>manufactured by IBM).
>
>*********
>Most of the reason I bid on this auction is that I have (3) similar looking
>IBM MO drives that are 540 MB and maybe just maybe the software is
>compatible (the auction units say they are for a mac).

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