osvenblad@abo.fi (01/19/89)
Question Time!
It is possible to have more than one HD controller in a Sidecar, and
to let the A1000 access them all. I'm thinking about buying a
seagate ST4096 and and OMTI RLL controller (Is it possible to have an
RLL controller with the ST4096 ??) and put it in the Sidecar where I already
have an 32 Mb FileCard.
Also , when will the new Janus 2.0 be out so I can run FFS ?
Ove.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------sneakers@heimat.UUCP (Dan "Sneakers" Schein) (01/22/89)
In Message <2768@abo.fi>, osvenblad@abo.fi writes: > > Question Time! > Answer Time ;-) > It is possible to have more than one HD controller in a Sidecar, and > to let the A1000 access them all. I'm thinking about buying a >seagate ST4096 and and OMTI RLL controller (Is it possible to have an >RLL controller with the ST4096 ??) and put it in the Sidecar where I already >have an 32 Mb FileCard. No its not possible. MS-DOS machines do not allow for more than one (1) HD controller per-machine. So you are limited to two (2) hard drives by MS-DOS and not the Amiga. Most hardcards use a fairly standard controller. Opening yours up might just reveal the extra port you need to add a 2nd HD to your system. I know my 2 western digital hardcards allow it.... > Also , when will the new Janus 2.0 be out so I can run FFS ? Can't say for sure because I don't work for CBM. Sneakers -- Dan "Sneakers" Schein {pyramid|rutgers|uunet}!cbmvax!heimat!sneakers Sneakers Computing 2455 McKinley Ave. Of course heimat is an Amiga. West Lawn, PA 19609 Doesn't everyone run UUCP & UseNet on an Amiga? Call: BERKS AMIGA BBS - 60+ Megs - 24 Hrs - 12/2400 Baud - 215/678-7691
jwright@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu (Jim Wright) (01/22/89)
In article <5976.AA5976@heimat> sneakers@heimat.UUCP (Dan "Sneakers" Schein) writes: > No its not possible. MS-DOS machines do not allow for more than one (1) HD > controller per-machine. So you are limited to two (2) hard drives by MS-DOS > and not the Amiga. Wrong. You may have more than one hard drive controller in a IBM-PC. I've got a SCSI drive and a ST506 controller in my AT, and I've put MFM and RLL controllers in a number of PC's. It may or may not be a straight-forward operation, depending on exact hardware and dealer support. The biggest thing to watch out for is the memory mapped ROM-BIOS onboard the controllers. They can't be in the same location. (Obviously :-) Since these controllers all supported more than two drives, you are not limited to two by MS-DOS. On the PC's, I ran *no* extra software. It was true-blue PC-DOS on true-blue PC's. Sorry, but I don't know specifically about the Sidecar. I would guess it is possible (with appropriate controllers).
sneakers@heimat.UUCP (Dan "Sneakers" Schein) (01/24/89)
In Message <721@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu>, jwright@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu (Jim Wright) writes: >In article <5976.AA5976@heimat> sneakers@heimat.UUCP (Dan "Sneakers" Schein) writes: >> No its not possible. MS-DOS machines do not allow for more than one (1) HD >> controller per-machine. So you are limited to two (2) hard drives by MS-DOS >> and not the Amiga. > >Wrong. You may have more than one hard drive controller in a IBM-PC. I've >got a SCSI drive and a ST506 controller in my AT, and I've put MFM and RLL >controllers in a number of PC's. It may or may not be a straight-forward >operation, depending on exact hardware and dealer support. The biggest >thing to watch out for is the memory mapped ROM-BIOS onboard the controllers. >They can't be in the same location. (Obviously :-) This is news to me (look of shock)! Ive had several Messy-DOS machines that ive wanted to add more hard drives and could never get them to work. I tried mixing Western Digital, Xebec, and other controllers - never any luck. Id be highly interested in receiving some mail with the details if you have time. Sneakers -- Dan "Sneakers" Schein {pyramid|rutgers|uunet}!cbmvax!heimat!sneakers Sneakers Computing 2455 McKinley Ave. Of course heimat is an Amiga. West Lawn, PA 19609 Doesn't everyone run UUCP & UseNet on an Amiga? Call: BERKS AMIGA BBS - 60+ Megs - 24 Hrs - 12/2400 Baud - 215/678-7691