herbie@bruce.cs.monash.OZ.AU (Andrew Herbert) (07/10/90)
[Sorry about the previous posting - the newsreader sent it off when I pressed ctrl-c! :-( Here is the full version.] I am after some hard facts regarding the various scsi adapters available for the ISA (AT) bus. The attributes of a card that come to mind are: * What is the (maximum) scsi to AT bus transfer rate? * Does it support synchronous scsi transactions? * What special features does the card have, and how do these assist throughput? (e.g. does it have an on-board micro to handle scsi transactions?) * Is it compatible with DOS, OS/2 and/or UNIX (ESIX in particular)? * Does the above compatibility arise from special drivers that come with the card, or from built-in operating system support? * What is the approximate price? I would greatly appreciate information on any cards by the following manufacturers: Adaptec (e.g. AHA1542B) DTC Future Domain Western Digital (e.g. WD7000-FAST-2) I am also interested in products from companies not mentioned above. Please mail details to: herbie@bruce.cs.monash.edu.au I will summarise to the net ASAP. Thanks muchly, Andrew