kncarp@nicsn1.monsanto.com (06/04/91)
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? Kevin Carpenter kncarp@nicsn1.monsanto.com
jamesv@hplsla.HP.COM (James Vasil) (06/05/91)
> 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. "Dirt Cheap Drives" [(800) 872-6007] advertises the following adaptec controllers... 1520 AT,SCSI $149 1522KIT AT,SCSI,Floppy,Cable,Software $160 1540B AT,SCSI,Bus Mastering $259 1542BKIT AT,SCSI,Floppy, Bus Mastering $279 From which I would ***GUESS*** that some people are quoting you the 'bus mastering' version and others aren't. Disclaimer: I know nothing about Dirt Cheap Drives beyond what I read in their ad, am not associated with them in any way, not even as a customer, and don't (yet :-) use scsi. Regardless of the disclaimer, I hope this helps. Regards, James