rjv@ihuxb.UUCP (03/24/87)
On March 24, 1987, AT&T announced availability of a SCSI subsystem for the 3B2 line of computers. Included in the announcement were: SCSI Host Adapter - A peripheral card that provides the interface between the 3B2 I/O bus and the SCSI bus. XM/405S - A package containing 3 135 MB* (formatted) disks and a SCSI controller. DCM/4E - A package containing a SCSI-to-ESDI bridge controller that can control up to 4 ESDI disks. DM/135E - A package that contains 1 135 MB* (formatted) disk. DM/94E - A package that contains 1 94 MB* (formatted) disk. TM/60S - A package that contains 1 60 MB* QIC-24 compatible Quarter Inch Cartridge tape drive with SCSI interface. 3B2 9-Track - A package containing a 1600 bpi, 100 ips 9-track tape drive with SCSI interface. * - MB is defined as 2^20 bytes. The development team responsible for this family of products is very interested in comments/criticisms/compliments/suggestions on all aspects of the product. We are interested in any problem you may have with the equipment and how the problem was resolved. (Any comments on problems should include as much detail on system configuration as possible, including the UNIX(R) Operating System version.) We are interested in hearing of the applications you run in which you need the capabilities of SCSI, how well SCSI meets your needs, and if the performance and functionality were as expected. Also, what new features/peripherals would you like to see provided in future releases and how would they help you. We are also interested in comments on how knowledgeable the sales staff was, how long it took to get the equipment once it was ordered, and how easy it was to install. There is little we can offer directly in return. We cannot usurp the role of the support organizations to directly solve any problems. We cannot comment at all on future products or features, unless you work for AT&T, (and even then you'll need a good reason to know.) We may be able to respond to general questions on what was done, and perhaps why it was done, in our implementation. However, we can promise that all comments will be carefully considered as input to future releases of the SCSI products, and this will hopefully make upgrades to your system function better for you. Please email any comments directly to: ihnp4!ihuxb!rjv Thanks, The 3B2 SCSI Development Team
mlh@houxl.UUCP (03/27/87)
As an additional item of interest to SCSI fans, no less than five companies have announced SCSI Host Adapter support for the AT&T WE 321SB VMEbus Single Board Computer. We have a SCSI VME system here in Holmdel are are very impressed with the results. If you want more info, call 1-800-372-2447, or send me e-mail. (Also send e-mail if you want to join our Users Group). Marc Harrison AT&T - Holmdel, N.J. ...!ihnp4!houxl!mlh