rey@psuecl.bitnet (10/05/90)
I may be buying a C-Ltd SCSI host/controller adapter from a friend at what seems to be a very reasonable price ($50). This controller will be for my A1000. If anyone has experience with this adapter I would appreciate your help. Please note that use of SCSI devices is somewhat new to me and I've been living with floppies, so please excuse any dumb questions. 1) From a cursory view, it appears that I this controller will not auto- boot from the hard-drive. Is there any updates to it that can make it auto-booting? (From what I've heard, C-Ltd is no more.) 2) In the documentation, it mentions that the system uses C-Ltd's SCSI-dos. Does it mean that it won't use the hard-drive routines found in 1.3 (the system disk supplied with the controller is version 1.2). Will I be able to take advantage of FFS, etc. or is the controller only compatible with its own "SCSI-dos". 3) Since I will be working with an A-1000, I will need to purchase a hard- drive that comes in an external case. Any suggestions? Any cautions? Please e-mail your responses, unless you think that this will be of general interest to the net. Thanks in advance, Bob Yang REY@psuecl.bitnet -or- REY@psu.ecl.edu
tron1@tronsbox.xei.com (HIM) (10/06/90)
Hi there .. I use a C.Ltd HD on my 1000 ... it is just fine. Without major mods, the 1000 will NEVER autoboot from a HD. You will always need at least a kickstart disk , and if you need that then a kickbench disk will do the same thing. Ignore that SCSI dos stuff , works great with 1.3 and the FFS. ========[ Xanadu Enterprises Inc. Amiga & Unix Software Development]======= =Also the mantra and spells, the obeah and the wanga; the work of the wand= =and the work of the sword: these shall he learn and teach. = = He must teach; but he may make severe the ordeals. = =========== Ken Jamieson: uunet!tronsbox.xei.com!tron1 =================== = NONE of the opinions represented here are endorsed by either = = Xanadu Enterpises or its clients, AT&T Bell Labs or others. = === The Romantic Encounters BBS 201-759-8450(PEP) / 201-759-8568(2400) ====