ISA scsi adapters - request for info (again!)
Andrew Herbert
herbie at bruce.cs.monash.OZ.AU
Tue Jul 10 11:57:59 AEST 1990
[Sorry about the previous posting - the newsreader sent it off when I pressed
ctrl-c! :-( Here is the full version.]
I am after some hard facts regarding the various scsi adapters available for
the ISA (AT) bus. The attributes of a card that come to mind are:
* What is the (maximum) scsi to AT bus transfer rate?
* Does it support synchronous scsi transactions?
* What special features does the card have, and how do these assist
throughput? (e.g. does it have an on-board micro to handle scsi
transactions?)
* Is it compatible with DOS, OS/2 and/or UNIX (ESIX in particular)?
* Does the above compatibility arise from special drivers that come with
the card, or from built-in operating system support?
* What is the approximate price?
I would greatly appreciate information on any cards by the following
manufacturers:
Adaptec (e.g. AHA1542B)
DTC
Future Domain
Western Digital (e.g. WD7000-FAST-2)
I am also interested in products from companies not mentioned above.
Please mail details to: herbie at bruce.cs.monash.edu.au
I will summarise to the net ASAP.
Thanks muchly,
Andrew
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