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In article <1993Jan12.114843.26679@sei.cmu.edu> gjp@sei.cmu.edu (George Pandelios) writes:
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>Folks,
>
>I'm considering an Adaptec 1522 SCSI controller and Western Digital (~213 MB)
>disk combination.  I'm interested in any comments or concerns from users of
>this controller.  It will be installed on a Myoda 386DX-33 (ISA motherboard).
>
>Some questions are:
>
>1.  How reliable is it?

It is very reliable.  A great SCSI board, if all you are going to do is use
DOS.


>2.  Can it handle a tape backup unit?  I don't know much about these critters.
>    QIC or DAT, any recommendations there that might affect the choice of 
>    controller?
>

I hear that it will support just about any SCSI beast that you hook it up
to, but SCSI tape drives are expensive.  I bought a 250MB QIC drive you
hang off the floppy cable.

The one big problem with the 1522 is the availability of drivers.  I'm sure
that in the end, there will be drivers that support just about any
operating system.  Adaptec just doesn't seem to see the 1522 as important
enough to deal with quickly.  I have been waiting for SCSI drivers for the
Windows NT prerelease for some time now.  Adaptec even lied (at least it
would sure seem like they did) about the drivers for the 1522.  I was told
by a person at Adaptec (back in early Dec.) that the NT drivers were done,
but Microsoft wouldn't let them release them to the public.  Instead,
Microsoft supposedly had them and they would be included in the next
prerelease.  Funny, Microsoft doesn't have the drivers.  I got smoked.

Hindsight is 20/20.  Given what I know now, the 1542 would have been a
better choice.  I just didn't want to blow almost $300 at the time on a
SCSI controller.

Sean Harp
University of Tennessee