jkh@bambam.pcs.com (Jordan K. Hubbard) (11/16/90)
Hi! I'm in the somewhat unusual situation (for an Amiga owner, I guess) of having no shortage of SCSI disk drives (though the larger the 5 1/2" kind) so I really don't want to buy one of the "20 whole wonderful megabytes" drive packages since it would be a waste of money for me; I've already got 80 megabyte drives coming out my ears. What I want is simply a controller and some reasonable software support, I'll supply enclosure, power supply and drive. Speed should be good, but I'm not too picky. If the price is right, it's a whole lot better than my floppies. Anybody know where I can get the most bang for the buck in a SCSI controller? Without case? (Most of the ones I've seen accomodate only the 3 1/2" drives). Any and all information sincerely appreciated. Jordan
lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips) (11/18/90)
In <JKH.90Nov16124419@bambam.pcs.com>, jkh@bambam.pcs.com (Jordan K. Hubbard) writes: > >Anybody know where I can get the most bang for the buck in a SCSI controller? >Without case? (Most of the ones I've seen accomodate only the 3 1/2" drives). It would help enormously if you told us which machine you are planning on plugging the controller into. -larry -- The only things to survive a nuclear war will be cockroaches and IBM PCs. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | // Larry Phillips | | \X/ lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca -or- uunet!van-bc!lpami!lphillips | | COMPUSERVE: 76703,4322 -or- 76703.4322@compuserve.com | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
jkh@bambam.pcs.com (Jordan K. Hubbard) (11/26/90)
>>Anybody know where I can get the most bang for the buck in a SCSI controller? >>Without case? (Most of the ones I've seen accomodate only the 3 1/2" drives). > >It would help enormously if you told us which machine you are planning on >plugging the controller into. Yes, quite sorry for the omission. It's an A500. I've gotten some offers of used equipment already (as well as the expected "Sell US some of those drives you've got such a surplus of!"), but am still interested in what people have to say on the topic of unbundled controllers. Jordan
lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips) (11/28/90)
In <JKH.90Nov26063658@bambam.pcs.com>, jkh@bambam.pcs.com (Jordan K. Hubbard) writes: >>>Anybody know where I can get the most bang for the buck in a SCSI controller? >>>Without case? (Most of the ones I've seen accomodate only the 3 1/2" drives). >> >>It would help enormously if you told us which machine you are planning on >>plugging the controller into. > >Yes, quite sorry for the omission. It's an A500. I've gotten some offers >of used equipment already (as well as the expected "Sell US some of those >drives you've got such a surplus of!"), but am still interested in what >people have to say on the topic of unbundled controllers. >From everything I have heard, the A590 is the best deal for performance, though to get that performance, you should probably have another drive hooked to it. Keep the 20 meg and use it for stuff you don't need to access quickly. -larry -- The only things to survive a nuclear war will be cockroaches and IBM PCs. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | // Larry Phillips | | \X/ lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca -or- uunet!van-bc!lpami!lphillips | | COMPUSERVE: 76703,4322 -or- 76703.4322@compuserve.com | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+