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In article <1992Oct8.174241.4068@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov> chu@hanauma.jpl.nasa.gov 
(Eugene Chu) writes:


>>Hello,

>>I hope someone who is in the know can help me with this.  I am looking for
>>a Wide SCSI controller for the TurboChannel on a DS5000/240.  I know that
>>DEC, and perhaps some third party, makes an 8 bit SCSI-2 controller for
>>the TC.  What I need is a controller that has the second connector on
>>it for 16 or 32 bit wide data paths.  I think these things exist for the
>>VME bus, and even the SUN S-Bus.  If anyone has any information on this,
>>I would greatly appreciate letting me know.

>>thanks in advance.
>>eyc
>>-- 

Eugene,

  There is currently only the 8bit Single Ended version of SCSI Host Adapter
for the TURBOchannel. There are further developments coming both from Third
Parties and from DEC. You are far more likely to see FAST DIFFERENTIAL SCSI
before you see FAST WIDE DIFFERENTIAL SCSI and I don't currently know of any
development for 16bit SCSI that is being considered that is not also using
differential signalling (meaning you would require a differentially signalled
storage device). 

   NOTE: To my own usage	Standard SCSI  =  8bit
				WIDE SCSI      = 16bit
				VERY WIDE SCSI = 32bit

Just to avoid any confusion as to what I said...

  If you would like, I can pass your name along to the Third party involved
and see if they are willing to talk to you in advance?

I hope that helps.

				Thanx,
				  AJ


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In article <1992Oct8.174241.4068@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov> chu@hanauma.jpl.nasa.gov 
(Eugene Chu) writes:
:^()  
:^()  
:^()  >>Hello,
:^()  
:^()  >>I hope someone who is in the know can help me with this.  I am looking for
:^()  >>a Wide SCSI controller for the TurboChannel on a DS5000/240.  I know that
:^()  >>DEC, and perhaps some third party, makes an 8 bit SCSI-2 controller for
:^()  >>the TC.  What I need is a controller that has the second connector on
:^()  >>it for 16 or 32 bit wide data paths.  I think these things exist for the
:^()  >>VME bus, and even the SUN S-Bus.  If anyone has any information on this,
:^()  >>I would greatly appreciate letting me know.
:^()  
:^()  >>thanks in advance.
:^()  >>eyc
:^()  >>-- 
:^()  

Also, Eugene, if you can hang on, for say, a few months or so I think you
may be finding some very interesting storage solutions from Digital along
the lines you may be looking at.  I believe this is what AJ is implying
from Digital's end of things, but he and many of us are unfortuneately
sworn to secrecy :)

Max
-- 
Max Maklin                                                P.O. Box 9707 
Technical Analyst	                           3755 Riverside Drive
Cognos Incorporated                              Ottawa, Ontario CANADA
Internet: maklinm@cognos.COM                 UUNet: maklinm@cognos.UUCP

In article <1992Oct10.041726.6164@cognos.com> maklinm@cognos.com (Max Maklin) 
writes:


>> Also, Eugene, if you can hang on, for say, a few months or so I think you
>> may be finding some very interesting storage solutions from Digital along
>> the lines you may be looking at.  I believe this is what AJ is implying
>> from Digital's end of things, but he and many of us are unfortuneately
>> sworn to secrecy :)

>> Max
>> -- 
>> Max Maklin                                                P.O. Box 9707 
>> Technical Analyst	                           3755 Riverside Drive
>> Cognos Incorporated                              Ottawa, Ontario CANADA
>> Internet: maklinm@cognos.COM                 UUNet: maklinm@cognos.UUCP

Max,

  True. I was implying (actually, I thought that I was stating) that there is
some work going on in that direction. That's about as far as I can go without
running afoul of the "Corporate Thought Police" in any case. Any product or
schedule information that I post has to come from Product Management.

  Our (read TRI/ADD's) relationship with Third Party companies is such that
we don't release any information about membership/products/schedules without
written permission from the company (we won't even tell other DEC folks about
it...a policy that is not always popular internally). So, the best I can offer
to do is to forward your interest to the company involved and see if they are
willing to talk to you.

  I hope that makes things a little clearer.

				Thanx,
				  AJ


"Inconceivable!"
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it does."
							=The Princess Bride=


      **********************************************************************
      * AJ Casamento			"The question is not whether or    *
      * Digital's TRI/ADD Program	 not the opinions are mine; but    *
      * 529 Bryant Ave. PAG-2		 rather, which of my personalities *
      * Palo Alto, CA 94301-1616	 do they belong to?"		   *
      * 415.617.3460							   *
      * ajc@pa.dec.com  						   *
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