keithe@sail.LABS.TEK.COM (Keith Ericson) (06/14/91)
I just sent down a purchase requisition to buy an Adaptec ACB-2372[A|B|C] RLL disk controller card. Our purchasing agent called me back with the news that Adaptec isn't selling disk controller cards anymore. I nearly dropped the 'phone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What's goin' on with Adaptec???? (help *) KEITHE()
neese@adaptx1.UUCP (06/16/91)
>/* ---------- "Wither Adaptec?" ---------- */ >I just sent down a purchase requisition to buy an Adaptec ACB-2372[A|B|C] >RLL disk controller card. Our purchasing agent called me back with the news >that Adaptec isn't selling disk controller cards anymore. > > I nearly dropped the 'phone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > >What's goin' on with Adaptec???? WOAH! It's simple. The current OEM customer base will be supplied as long as they want the RLL (ACB-2372C) controllers. The ESDI (ACB-2322D) controllers are still going like gang busters and are still shipping. The RLL business has virtually dried up with the IDE drive business taking over. SCSI business has gone through the roof (AIC-6260/AHA-(1510/1522/1542/1640/1740)). Nasty rumor mill. Roy Neese Adaptec Senior SCSI Applications Engineer UUCP @ neese@adaptex uunet!cs.utexas.edu!utacfd!merch!adaptex!neese
keithe@sail.LABS.TEK.COM (Keith Ericson) (06/23/91)
In article <284500027@adaptx1> neese@adaptx1.UUCP writes: > >>/* ---------- "Wither Adaptec?" ---------- */ >>I just sent down a purchase requisition to buy an Adaptec ACB-2372[A|B|C] >>RLL disk controller card. Our purchasing agent called me back with the news >>that Adaptec isn't selling disk controller cards anymore. >> > >WOAH! It's simple. The current OEM customer base will be supplied as long >as they want the RLL (ACB-2372C) controllers. The ESDI (ACB-2322D) controllers >are still going like gang busters and are still shipping. The RLL business has >virtually dried up with the IDE drive business taking over. SCSI business has >gone through the roof (AIC-6260/AHA-(1510/1522/1542/1640/1740)). Nasty rumor >mill. Whew! That was a close one: Adaptec makes the best disk controllers I've used and I was worried I was going to lose them. To reiterate Roy's "RLL business virtually dried up" note: I just bought some RLL controllers for $67 and $40, the re-sellers are jumping to get rid of them. Hook 'em up to a Maxtor or Micropolis drive and you're in great shape! Thanks for the "horse's mouth" correction, Roy! (help *) KEITHE()