rommel@lan.informatik.tu-muenchen.dbp.de (Kai-Uwe Rommel) (02/08/90)
In article <283.25C586B0@weyr.FIDONET.ORG> Kenneth.Neal@p0.f69.n110.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Kenneth Neal) writes: > > David, there where a few more details concerning SCSI, that I wanted to >check with you. > > Currently SCSI is only a Tecnical Standard. That means it only >defines, how the interface, transfers data. It does Not say how the >Hardware should be arranged. Right now, there are a couple of different >inplimintations of SCSI. That altogether, might not nessasaraly work, >together. > > The Big change will happen, when someone sells a whole lot of their >brand. Or the more popular notion, when IBM releases their version, and >everyone copies it. >Kenneth Neal - via FidoNet node 1:140/22 There is an Adaptec 1542 SCSI controller which works with OS/2. I'v also heard about anc Chicony controller which should work with OS/2 too. These controllers simulate an ST-506 interface an therefore run any OS which runs on a ST-506 (like WD-1003, WD-1006 controllers). They may have another interface too to allow access to more than two drives. The ST-506 interface is limited to two drives and so is the simulation by the SCSI controller too. But if you have a big enough SCSI disk (200-600 MB) you will probably not need even a second disk. Kai Uwe Rommel Munich rommel@lan.informatik.tu-muenchen.dbp.de