unix, PCs and SCSI

[John R. Mattioli]

drive.  When it arived it had a Seagate st02 controller and st296n drive.  I've
had several problems such as terrible throughput and bad sectors and no
low-level formatting software (it came formatted with the wrong interleave). 

	I paid $675 for the controller and card and I'm planning on returning
them for a credit. 

	Now I'm wondering what to get.  I've found out that scsi tends to get
quite expensive and I'm wondering if I really need it.  Why is scsi so much
better then mfm and rll under unix?  I've been told that the Adaptec 1542 is a
good controller. I've been told the Future Domain tmc860 is a good controller. 
Where can I get these controllers and how much should I expect to pay for them? 
What sort of drive should I match these controllers to?  How much for the drives
(80 meg)? Why not go back to rll?  Will it be cheaper?  Will it be slower?  Will
it work? 

	As you can see, I need some help.  If you could give me a hand, I'd
really appreciate it.  Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. 
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