First post, by SBB
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Hi all
I recently picked up an old PC locally for cheap which has a nice spec circa 1998:
Pentium 2 350mhz
QDI Slot 1 ATX motherboard
Nice period-correct beige case!
I added an ATI Rage Pro AGP which I had lying around (period correct). Just need to get a nice sound card and some drives.
I always fancied playing with SCSI but I never got the chance - does anyone know what gear people were using around this time?
I found the following Anandtech article from the time period https://www.anandtech.com/show/7 and it says the card they were using was an Adaptec AHA-2940U2W which is easily available for cheap online. The drives however, im having trouble with, as they seem very expensive (e.g. Seagate ST34501W), can anyone suggest a good drive that I might be able to pick up cheap? And what cable/terminators do I need? And should I get an optical drive too?
Just interested if anyone has experience from back in the day of this very expensive stuff 😀