grund@pyrite.som.cwru.edu (Victor Grund) (06/24/91)
Thanks to all who answered my question about whether an IDE drive will work with 386 unixes (answer: usually yes, but check for each possible OS). My consideration of finances balanced with future needs has me asking the following questions: (Assuming DOS (Windows) and maybe OS/2 2.0 later on...) 1) Can a secondary SCSI controller co-exist with an ESDI controller? 2) Can a secondary SCSI or ESDI controller work with an IDE controller? 3) Should I decide to run some sort of 386 unix, do your answers change? My consideration of a Gateway 2000 system has me asking these questions. I anticipate initial HD space requirements in the 400 MB range, and would like to leave my options open for future expansion. SCSI appeals to me because of its versatility, but Gateway does not offer SCSI configurations. If I've missed previous postings answering these questions, I'd appreciate your email. Thanks for your input. Victor -- Victor D. Grund | grund@pyrite.som.cwru.edu [129.22.48.4] IBM Cleveland | uunet!cwjcc!pyrite!grund Opinions expressed are my own, | (216) 664-7381 of course. | Home of the Cleveland Orchestra!
mig@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Meir) (06/25/91)
In article <1991Jun24.113004.20327@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> grund@pyrite.som.cwru.edu (Victor Grund) writes: >My consideration of a Gateway 2000 system has me asking these >questions. I anticipate initial HD space requirements in the 400 MB >range, and would like to leave my options open for future expansion. >SCSI appeals to me because of its versatility, but Gateway does not >offer SCSI configurations. Why don't you ask Gateway to deduct the price of the Hard disk, and add your own? * * * * * * ====================== Meir Green * * * * * * ====================== (Internet) mig@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu * * * * * * ====================== meir@msb.com mig@asteroids.cs.columbia.edu * * * * * * ====================== (Amateur Radio) N2JPG
grund@pyrite.som.cwru.edu (Victor Grund) (06/25/91)
In article <1991Jun24.205054.11376@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>, mig@cunixb (Meir) writes: >In article <1991Jun24.113004.20327@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> grund@pyrite.som.cwru.edu (Victor Grund) writes: >>My consideration of a Gateway 2000 system has me asking these >>questions. I anticipate initial HD space requirements in the 400 MB >>range, and would like to leave my options open for future expansion. >>SCSI appeals to me because of its versatility, but Gateway does not >>offer SCSI configurations. > >Why don't you ask Gateway to deduct the price of the Hard disk, and add your >own? I thought of this, but I'd still like the referenced info for contingency planning. Victor -- Victor D. Grund | grund@pyrite.som.cwru.edu [129.22.48.4] IBM Cleveland | uunet!cwjcc!pyrite!grund Opinions expressed are my own, | (216) 664-7381 of course. | Home of the Cleveland Orchestra!
mig@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Meir) (06/25/91)
In article <1991Jun24.113004.20327@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> grund@pyrite.som.cwru.edu (Victor Grund) writes: >(Assuming DOS (Windows) and maybe OS/2 2.0 later on...) >1) Can a secondary SCSI controller co-exist with an ESDI controller? >2) Can a secondary SCSI or ESDI controller work with an IDE > controller? Probably (I think) :-) >3) Should I decide to run some sort of 386 unix, do your answers > change? >My consideration of a Gateway 2000 system has me asking these >questions. I anticipate initial HD space requirements in the 400 MB >range, and would like to leave my options open for future expansion. >SCSI appeals to me because of its versatility, but Gateway does not >offer SCSI configurations. Bearing all of the above in mind, I would say that your best bet is to go SCSI. SCSI is particularly suited to large drives, more so than IDE, because you will find that most backup devices are SCSI. You will probably need certain drivers especially for UNIX and OS/2, etc. You will likely even need them for MSDOS. Soon, I expect a lot of SCSI mass-storage device, giant floppies, etc. I would definitely go with SCSI if I were getting such a large drive. Bear in mind that most users of large drives are running operating systems such as UNIX, which are almost exclusively SCSI these days.... * * * * * * ====================== Meir Green * * * * * * ====================== (Internet) mig@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu * * * * * * ====================== meir@msb.com mig@asteroids.cs.columbia.edu * * * * * * ====================== (Amateur Radio) N2JPG