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Name: RaSCSI - Full Size - Kit
SKU: 21131
Price: 30.00 USD
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Rating: 4.89 (18 reviews)

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RaSCSI - Full Size - Kit

(18 Reviews)

RaSCSI 2.4a Kit

Designed by LandoGriffin in United States of America

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RaSCSI 2.4a Kit

News 7-Nov-2021 - Most international shipping options have been removed for USPS. UPS is now available for select countries. Let me know if yours is missing! 8-Sep-2021 - I've separated the Kits fr…

News 7-Nov-2021 - Most international shipping options have been removed for USPS. UPS is now available for select countries. Let me know if yours is missing!

8-Sep-2021 - I've separated the Kits from Fully Assembled units. The fully assembled RaSCSIs are now available here: https://www.tindie.com/products/24756/

What is it?

RaSCSI is a virtual SCSI device emulator that runs on a Raspberry Pi. It can emulate multiple SCSI devices concurrently, provides a control interface to attach / detach drives, as well as insert and eject removable media. Simply launch the software, connect the RaSCSI interface board to your Mac and the devices will be recognized as physical SCSI devices!

There are multiple versions of the board that are available:

“Kit” includes all of the parts needed to make any of the above configurations.
“Standard Configuration” will fit on all Raspberry Pi’s, except for version 1
“Compact Configuration” allows a Raspberry Pi Zero to be mounted on top of the RaSCSI board
“PowerBook configuration” includes the connector for a SCSI Powerbook. Check your Powerbook to make sure there is enough vertical clearance. Mounting bracket is available to 3D print here: https://github.com/akuker/RASCSI/tree/master/hw/pb_bracket

Several users and developers hang out in Discord. Stop by and join us! https://discord.gg/PyS58u6

Why did you make it?

RaSCSI was originally developed for the Sharp X68000 in Japan. This is a forked version, which was translated to English and a ton of new features added.

What makes it special?

I encourage you to download the source code, submit pull requests on github, update the documentation, submit issues and talk with us on Discord

Important notes:

The software for this is still in the early stages. The hardware is only for early adopters who understand that your millage may vary, as far as how well it works. If you want a stable SCSI storage device, I'd recommend SCSI2SD from Inertial Computing
This hardware is being listed here as a service because of my interest in Retro computing. I'm not trying to make any money off this project. I've ordered all of the parts for this in bulk so that I can pass the savings on to you.
This product is separate from the original Japanese version of RaSCSI. Do not contact the original creator (GIMONS) for technical support.
For questions, support or just general comraderie with other Macintosh RaSCSI users, please visit Discord.
Setup, installation, configuration and usage instructions are on the RaSCSI wiki
All of the source code, schematics and design files are available on Github
This hardware has NOT been tested with the X68000 hardware.

What's included?

RaSCSI Zero
Components necessary to populate the boards

What's NOT included

RaSCSI daisy chain expansion board (Allows you to connect the RaSCSI in series with other devices)
Raspberry Pi
Macintosh
SCSI Cables
Power cable
SD Card
The meaning of life

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Review Breakdown

Average Ratings

Product: (4.89)

Documentation: (4.83)

Shipping: (4.94)

Communication: (4.89)

Tom | Oct. 17, 2021

Nice device

It s nice device but different outcomes even after stepping through with Youtube videos and WiKi instructions...maybe my pi zero isn't stock; not casting blame as I still haven't gone on discord and clearly others haven't had the same issues

Tom | Oct. 2, 2021

RaSCSI

I've bought 3 of the RASCSI kits so far. The HD emulation is great, but throw in the CD-ROM emulation, Daynaport ethernet emulation, the web interface, and with it being open source with an active community, more and more features and improvements are being developed, and it should be part of any vintage Mac enthusiast's toolkit!

Daniel | Oct. 2, 2021

Amazing device

My first thought when hearing about RaSCSI was "do we really need another SCSI emulator product?" But after learning more about the featureset and versatility of RaSCSI, I decided to give it a try. I was not disappointed, and this didn't turn out to be my last RaSCSI purchase either. While other SCSI solutions locks you into certain configurations without an easy means to play around with device types and volume sizes, all configuration in RaSCSI is done on the fly in the software, which opens up a world of possibilities. The killer feature for many vintage Mac setups in particular, is the DaynaPORT ethernet adapter emulation, which gets really old machines such as Mac SEs online without tracking down hard-to-find and expensive hardware adapters.

Nibardo | June 25, 2021

Great emulator and beautiful hardware.

For the price, can't go wrong. RaSCSI is versatile. Mine works with a Pi Zero (headless for a better performance). My use is with a hardware sampler EMU E4 , and it's fantastic to have all the possibilities with the web interface. The Discord server for support is helpful. Shipping with USPS First-Class International service was OK for me.

William | April 23, 2021

Fun and really awesome project

I brought three of these after desperately looking for a cheaper SCSI-to-SD solution, and with the combined cost of $30 for the kit and $10 for a Pi Zero this is probably the cheapest solution for your Macintosh SCSI needs. What do you get for this?
-Ability to present up to 6 SCSI devices to your Mac by mounting disk images on your SD card.
-A Web Management portal so you can remotely manage your disk images, attach them according to your needs and even upload files and have it automatically convert them into a SCSI HFS CD to be presented to your Mac.
-Apparently also the ability to connect your Ethernet-less Mac to the network. Very handy if you don't fancy spending hundreds of dollars on a PDS network card for your SE/30.

Needless to say, I'm really stoked about this and looking forward to buying plenty more of these in the future for my vintage Mac collection! Thank you again for a fantastic product, excellent documentation and providing this in kit form to save on assembly costs. You rock!

The downside? I wish there was a Canadian distributor as international shipping is a pain!

Kyle | April 10, 2021

Great tool for SCSI computers

Love this little device. It’s a powerhouse of features! It requires a little setup, but once done it’s very reliable and easy to use.

Guillaume | March 31, 2021

A really fun kit and works reliably

I made a quick youtube video (http://y2u.be/erAj2QEhN2g) out of the build it was pretty painless and worked very well!

Asa | March 26, 2021

Beautiful hardware

Easily solderable; well-documented. Minus one star for design - it’s designed for the Raspi, but interferes with the USB headers by ~1mm and stresses the board. Other than that it’s an innovative solution to a common problem — well, relatively speaking as a retro-computing person. Also, the kit made me think: I’m spoiled by modern ICs and their fancy serial connections. Soldering 3x 50-pin connectors is no joke! Definitely got my lead quota for 2021.

Gary | March 5, 2021

Was a fun device to play with!

Used this device with an Apple IIe and a Ramfast SCSI and it “just” worked. Was able to daisy chain old SCSI devices as well. Thanks for a cool device.

Keith | Feb. 12, 2021

Faster than expected. Booted great on Mac Classic II

Easy enough to solder, watch for solder bridges. Works great. Added the Oled display and working on an enclosure.

Jan-Tore | Feb. 8, 2021

Happy Customer

Good quality kit, as expected.

I will probably try my luck interfacing this with Amiga SCSI, wish me luck! ;-)

Igor | Jan. 27, 2021

The best SCSI emulator for the price!

So I don't really have anything to say about the RaSCSI. You plug it in, install the software and GO!!!!!!! It's fast and recently SCSI ethernet was added (for testing ;))! Shipping was, eh at best. It wasn't the seller's fault (Tony) but the USPS First-Class International service. Just wanted to note that. Documentation was good, but it could be improved by adding more wiki pages. The Discord server for communication is friendly and helpful. If you are thinking about buying it, GO FOR IT!!!!!
(I'm in Poland)

Response from LandoGriffin | Jan. 27, 2021

Thank you for the feedback! USPS seems to be having a lot of issues with first class international service. They (temporarily?) even removed it from their online tool. Last night I removed it as a shipping option, since it seems to cause nothing but trouble.

Götz | Jan. 23, 2021

Excellent hardware, works as described, good support

First I purchased one RaSCSI adapter for my Raspberry Pi4. It worked great at my Mac SE and Performa 475. Now I ordered another 3.

John | Jan. 9, 2021

Excellent kit

I bought the kit version of this. Having never done any surface mount soldering before, I was a bit worried this would be difficult. It was easy! This board worked on the first try and I was able to boot my Macintosh SE/30 right off of disk image files on my Raspberry Pi! I only wished it had a header to connect the computer's drive LED to.

Response from LandoGriffin | Jan. 9, 2021

Thank you for the kind review, John! It actually does have a header to connect the computer's drive LED to. If you look at the bottom of the board, near the Raspberry Pi connector above the micro USB connector, there are two holes labeled "GND" and "ACT". You should be able to connect an LED to those pins.

Going forward, I'll include the pins with the kits. Please PM me if you'd like me to send you some pins for that connector.

Cedric | Oct. 26, 2020

Great build, Great support

The product itself is great, very nicely packaged with bubble wrap and some stickers. The vendor went above and beyond to reduce the shipping price to my country. I order the soldered (pre-built) version and the work is very professional.
RaSCSI itself is versatile, easy to setup and connect. The community is very helpful and the documentation very detailed.
RaSCSI will let you connect virtual HardDrive to your old Macintosh or Apple II, but the community is also working on Networking. so there is good chance the product gain functionalities over time.
The price is very reasonable for the quality and the support you get. a must have if you are in. Mac retro-computing

Joel | Oct. 15, 2020

Very fun to build!

Great soldering project! Really enjoyed assembling this. All of the connectors are through-hole, but there are four IC's that are surface-mount. I found it very easy to tack down one corner, and then solder the rest of the legs. I really enjoyed all of the Mac icons silkscreened to the board. Very cool.

Eric | Oct. 13, 2020

Most versitle SCSI device out there

Having a software defined SCSI device is amazing - you can use a web interface to download images, mount CD's, and do just about anything else to the SCSI chain you need. SCSI Ethernet is also coming to this device as well. That is one of the best features - software can be easily updated to add new features and capabilities long after you buy - and it's all opensource - get hacking!

Assembly has surface mount transistors so if you're not comfortable doing that kind of soldering, get the prebuilt version.

Performance is great on a Pi4 - compact macs boot in just seconds.

RaSCSI is the ultimate price/feature/performance option out there for Vintage Macintosh users.

Ed | Oct. 10, 2020

Works great! Very useful!

Highly recommended!

It's a straight-forward build and worked on the first try. I'm used it with a Mac IIsi with no other way to boot (dead floppy and HDD) and had no problems.

I'm using it with a Raspberry Pi 2 and performance is reasonable - Installing NetBSD took a while, but it's hard to tell if that's simply the 20MHz CPU limitation of my IIsi. Because I didn't want to wear out the SD card in my RPi, I am keeping my images on a USB-connected 2.5" HDD (PiDrive). That might also be causing some performance degradation, but who is looking to have a greased-lightning performance experience on a 30 year old machine?

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