neese@adaptex.UUCP (09/10/90)
>I'm configuring a high end 486 PC for use as a UNIX engineering workstation. >This is the first time I've tried doing this for a PC. (I've done unix >mini-computers.) The process is quite different, and I'm soliciting comments >on it. > >I'm hoping that some of the 386/486 Unix sys admins will take some time to >reply. Once you get me jump started, I should be able to go on my own. I should >also end up as a regular contributor to this group(s). If you've read >comp.sys.hp, you probably know me. > >What I want: >o 486-25, 8-ISA slots minimum, EISA is better (I think). No MCA. > I've got a chassis, and power supply selected. Number of drive slots is a > big issue. This has 5 full height slots. Where can I get a good motherboard, > or do I have to buy a minimum system and strip the motherboard out? >o SCO Unix 2.3.2 >o 4167 FPU (will SCO Unix 2.3.2 work with this???, gcc???, g++???) >o Exabyte tape backup (SCSI), do I need a special driver??? >o Adaptec SCSI controller (which one?), EDN ran an article on the IN-2000 > which didn't use 1st party DMA, but the author used an Adaptec board > to format the drives. Can you use the IN-2000 from the beginning??? The Adaptec part number is AHA-1540B (w/o floppy) and AHA-1542B (w/floppy). Roy Neese Adaptec Senior SCSI Applications Engineer UUCP @ uunet!swbatl! {nominil,merch,cpe,mlite}!adaptex!neese