neese@adaptx1.UUCP (06/11/91)
>/* ---------- "Adaptec SCSI advice" ---------- */ >I've decided to go with an Adaptec 1542B controller for my PC. >Calling around, I seem to be seeing two prices, one around $199, >the other around $299. I'm told the $299 is a "kit" that contains >Novell and OS/2 drivers, beyond that and the salespeople are lost. > >Does anybody know if the $199 price includes at least the DOS drivers >and anything else I would need to run in a QEMM/DESQview environment? > >I've gotten two statements, one indicating the two drivers I don't need >is the only difference, the other saying "We can sell you the base system, >but it's a real b...h to set up without the kit.". Can anybody shed >some light here? The 1542 Master Kit comes with all the device drivers for DOS/Novell/OS2 1.1. The only other option is to get the raw adapter and get the ASW-1410 DOS ASPI Manager separately. Roy Neese Adaptec Senior SCSI Applications Engineer UUCP @ neese@adaptex uunet!cs.utexas.edu!utacfd!merch!adaptex!neese