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Article #7016Re: SCSI drives with WIN3
From: Russ Poffenberger
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 1990 23:06
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 1990 23:06
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In article <824@VAX1.CC.UAKRON.EDU> tim@chaos.math.uakron.edu writes:
>
>Hello..
>
> Has anyone out there used a SCSI drive with windows 3.0
>if so.. How good does it work with it? Are there any compatability
>problems with software? What SCSI contoller card are you using?
>I am currently looking into upgrading my PC. I would like to
>use a ALWAYS IN2000 SCSI controller with my existing IDE interface.
>And a 100-200 meg SCSI drive. I don't want to replace my internal IDE
>because I can use only one IDE drive in my system.. (gee thanks DELL)
>And the other one would goto waste. I also would like to connect a
>CD-ROM drive to my PC .. but currently use must use SCSI with CD-ROM
>drives and most controller that come with the drive don't work with
>IDE.. they work with ESDI, MFM, RLL, but not IDE.. I have been told
>that the ALWAYS card with work with IDE but I really don't trust the
>source.. And finally.. Im buying my wife-to-be a MAC and I will
>at some time buy a UNIX workstation and I would like to be able to
>use the drive on either system.
>
>
I am using an Adaptec AHA1542B controller with a CDC Wren IV. I have had no
problems with it.
Russ Poffenberger DOMAIN: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!apple!mips!sjsca4!poffen From: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms Subject: Re: SCSI drives with WIN3 Message-ID: <1990Nov19.230653.16154@sj.ate.slb.com> Date: 19 Nov 90 23:06:53 GMT References: <824@VAX1.CC.UAKRON.EDU> Reply-To: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger) Organization: Schlumberger Technologies, San Jose, CA. Lines: 30