chris@tinkerbell.c2s.mn.org (Chris Johnson) (04/04/90)
In article <6261@brazos.Rice.edu> dd26+@andrew.cmu.edu (Douglas F. DeJulio) writes: >X-Sun-Spots-Digest: Volume 9, Issue 101, message 15 > >I'm toying with the idea of getting a SCSI floptical for my small network >of two Sun2s and a uVax1. I'm hoping that it would just be >"plug-and-play" as far as hooking up the floptical to the Sun2s SCSI >controller. Has anyone considered something like this? Does anyone have >any input? Given the usual perversity of manufacturers of peripherals, including SCSI devices, I would be doubtful that you'll be able to just plug-and-play unless the supplier of the floptical you intend to use has done some Sun system integration with it. The older Sun SCSI drivers and host adapter (frequently mis-called a controller) are especially bad at getting along with just any old SCSI device being attached. I'd suggest you make sure it works before you buy it. Chris Johnson DOMAIN: chris@c2s.mn.org Com Squared Systems, Inc. VOX: +1 612 452 9522 Mendota Heights, MN USA FAX: +1 612 452 3607