Solve : How can a SCO unix hd be copied to xp hd?

1.	Solve : How can a SCO unix hd be copied to xp hd?
Answer» I have a IBC XLA computer running SCO UNIX that was installed in 1990 and has run 24/7 till a couple of weeks ago when it died. It has 2, 1 GB SCSI hard drives using NTFS file system that I somehow MUST retrieve the data files and load them onto a MS XP system. Most of the files are history and are not used very often but would be NICE to keep on line. What options do I have to do this? Thanks The DISK drives are Seagate ST41200N with a 50 pin low density SCSI connector. Find a Desktop PC that has a SCSI controller. If you have a good Desktop with open PCI slots, consider: Adaptec SCSI Card 2930 Here is a link to adaptec: http://www.adaptec.com/en-US/products/Controllers/Hardware/scsi/entry/AHA-2930CU/ Also, there are various connectors for SCSI, you want ot Google SCSI adapters Here is one good hit: http://www.ramelectronics.net/audiovideo/scsi/scsi-adapters/c20000-c25000-c25100-p1.html Sorry I can't give much help. I am not a SCSI expert. also, even with a proper SCSI controller, XP might not recognize the filesystem.Quote BC_Programmer link=topic=93655.msg633609#msg633609 date=1255840646] also, even with a proper SCSI controller, XP might not recognize the filesystem. In that case, would you suggest he boot a Linux-Live CD? http://www.ubuntu.com/ that would work, and then, (assuming Ubuntu also RECOGNIZES the Filesystem, I doubt it would be old enough not to be recognized, though) ubuntu can be used to copy to ANOTHER disk that XP can read.I would load a scsi card and the drives into a different computer, run ubuntu, connect to the network and transfer all the important files to a windows pc. Not too difficult really. I'm doing it right now with a corrupted ntfs hdd. It's pretty much just plug-n-play.

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I have a IBC XLA computer running SCO UNIX that was installed in 1990 and has run 24/7 till a couple of weeks ago when it died. It has 2, 1 GB SCSI hard drives using NTFS file system that I somehow MUST retrieve the data files and load them onto a MS XP system. Most of the files are history and are not used very often but would be NICE to keep on line.
What options do I have to do this?

Thanks

The DISK drives are Seagate ST41200N with a 50 pin low density SCSI connector. Find a Desktop PC that has a SCSI controller.

If you have a good Desktop with open PCI slots, consider:
Adaptec SCSI Card 2930
Here is a link to adaptec:
http://www.adaptec.com/en-US/products/Controllers/Hardware/scsi/entry/AHA-2930CU/
Also, there are various connectors for SCSI, you want ot Google
SCSI adapters
Here is one good hit:
http://www.ramelectronics.net/audiovideo/scsi/scsi-adapters/c20000-c25000-c25100-p1.html

Sorry I can't give much help. I am not a SCSI expert. also, even with a proper SCSI controller, XP might not recognize the filesystem.Quote

BC_Programmer link=topic=93655.msg633609#msg633609 date=1255840646]
also, even with a proper SCSI controller, XP might not recognize the filesystem.

In that case, would you suggest he boot a Linux-Live CD?
http://www.ubuntu.com/
that would work, and then, (assuming Ubuntu also RECOGNIZES the Filesystem, I doubt it would be old enough not to be recognized, though) ubuntu can be used to copy to ANOTHER disk that XP can read.I would load a scsi card and the drives into a different computer, run ubuntu, connect to the network and transfer all the important files to a windows pc. Not too difficult really. I'm doing it right now with a corrupted ntfs hdd. It's pretty much just plug-n-play.

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