tom@tandon.UUCP (Tom Friel) (08/22/90)
Sorry to post this to the entire world, but there are activities involving EISA bus peripherals going on everywhere. I have yet to see any discussions on the net regarding EISA boards. (Perhaps this means users don't yet care? :-) ). This note is a call to the net to post (or mail direct to me for followup) and relevant information on EISA cards, such as performance, configuration, required software support, and cost. Here at Tandon (we have a 486 w/EISA), we have seen (in alphabetical order): Adaptec 1740 EISA SCSI Host Adapter Allways EISA SCSI Host Adapter Bus Tech EISA SCSI Host Adapter DPT EISA SCSI Host Adapter Interphase EISA SCSI Host Adapter Mylex DCE376 EISA SCSI Host Adapter Mylex Ethernet Adapter Torus Ethernet Adapter Interlan Ethernet Adapter Mylex Video Adapter I also saw some prototype peripherals shown by Olivetti and Uniforum last January. To my (limited knowledge), Olivetti is the only non-USA company that offers EISA peripherals. In addition, I would like to know what SCO, Interactive, AT&T, Intel, Everex, and other Unix manufacturers are contemplating for EISA. What I know to date is that SCO intends to offer add-in option diskettes to basic SCO Unix to enable >16MB memory addressing, and perhaps is working with some of the above vendors. Thanks in advance to the net. -- Tom Friel | Tandon Computer Corporation | (805) | tom@quad1.UUCP | 609 Science Drive Moorpark, CA 93021 | 378-7881 | tom@quad.com | Moorpark, CA 93021 |__________| UUCP: ..psivax!quad1!tandon!tom ..psivax!quad1!tom
pim@cti-software.nl (Pim Zandbergen) (08/23/90)
tom@tandon.UUCP (Tom Friel) writes: >I also saw some prototype peripherals shown by Olivetti and Uniforum last >January. To my (limited knowledge), Olivetti is the only non-USA company >that offers EISA peripherals. Both Chase Research an Specialix offer EISA multiport adapters. Both firms are UK based. -- Pim Zandbergen domain : pim@cti-software.nl CTI Software BV uucp : uunet!mcsun!hp4nl!ctisbv!pim Laan Copes van Cattenburch 70 phone : +31 70 3542302 2585 GD The Hague, The Netherlands fax : +31 70 3512837
howardl@wb3ffv.ampr.org ( WB3FFV) (08/23/90)
From article <13@tandon.UUCP>, by tom@tandon.UUCP (Tom Friel): > Sorry to post this to the entire world, but there are activities involving > EISA bus peripherals going on everywhere. I have yet to see any discussions > on the net regarding EISA boards. (Perhaps this means users don't yet > care? :-) ). Finally somebody is starting to talk about EISA! I beleive that EISA will be very important to UNIX users that have chosen to use an Intel based system. I am curious if there is much interest in EISA here on USENET? If so, should we setup a mailling list, or leave it here in some news group. Please Email me your opinious, and if there is enough interest in having a mailling list, I will setup the mail redirector/expander, and post a message to the net at large. Send all Email responses to: howardl@wb3ffv.ampr.org -or- uunet!wb3ffv!postmaster > Here at Tandon (we have a 486 w/EISA), we have seen (in alphabetical order): So how about some interesting Information on the Tandon 486-EISA. I contacted Tandon about the machine, and was promised a return call which I NEVER received from anybody... > -- > Tom Friel | Tandon Computer Corporation | (805) | > tom@quad1.UUCP | 609 Science Drive Moorpark, CA 93021 | 378-7881 | > tom@quad.com | Moorpark, CA 93021 |__________| > UUCP: ..psivax!quad1!tandon!tom ..psivax!quad1!tom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Internet : howardl@wb3ffv.ampr.org | Howard D. Leadmon UUCP : wb3ffv!howardl | Advanced Business Solutions TELEX : 152252474 | 210 E. Lombard St - Suite 410 Telephone : (301)-576-8635 | Baltimore, MD 21202
barton@holston.UUCP (Barton A. Fisk) (08/24/90)
In article <13@tandon.UUCP> tom@tandon.UUCP (Tom Friel) writes: >Sorry to post this to the entire world, but there are activities involving >EISA bus peripherals going on everywhere. I have yet to see any discussions >on the net regarding EISA boards. (Perhaps this means users don't yet >care? :-) ). > I care, we just bought a SystemPro and would love to see discussion on EISA. >In addition, I would like to know what SCO, Interactive, AT&T, Intel, >Everex, and other Unix manufacturers are contemplating for EISA. What I >know to date is that SCO intends to offer add-in option diskettes to basic >SCO Unix to enable >16MB memory addressing, and perhaps is working with >some of the above vendors. I do have drivers from SCO for the EISA drive array and the 525 MEG tape unit. Also, the release notes for 3.2.2 state that it supports 64M of main memory. I have not installed so can't say more, but will later. Bart -- uucp: holston!barton