tif@cpe.UUCP (10/04/88)
Written 10:50 pm Sep 30, 1988 by sea375.UUCP!dave in cpe:comp.unix.xenix >The requirements that the disk subsystem should satisfy are: >- Easy and reliable insertion and removal of media. >- Relatively low cost per megabyte. Media cost should be comparable to >- Good system support for the device. It should be able to use standard disk > device drivers, or else a reliable driver must be provided for Xenix. >- Provide a range of disk capacities from 20 MB up to 100-200MB without > changing device drivers or hardware interface cards. Sounds like a job for .... S .. C .. S .. I !!! I believe that such devices (not including IOMEGA) are available as SCSI devices. Additional drivers should not be necessary, although I urge you to somehow test the configuration before you obligate your self to the purchase (at least of the drive). The following is biased and commercial in nature... Tandy offers a SCSI adapter board and a version of SCO XENIX which supports it (in fact, can boot from it). Wether or not you can find a device which both meets your needs and is SCSI enough to cooperate with the board and driver is another problem. Disclaimer apply and are available upon request. Paul Chamberlain Computer Product Engineering, Tandy Corp. {convex,killer}!ninja!cpe!tif