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- From: harp@martha.utcc.utk.edu (harp)
- Subject: Re: Comments on Adaptec 1522?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan12.234517.24619@utkux1.utk.edu>
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- Organization: University of Tennessee Computing Center
- References: <1993Jan12.114843.26679@sei.cmu.edu>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 23:45:17 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan12.114843.26679@sei.cmu.edu> gjp@sei.cmu.edu (George Pandelios) writes:
- >
- >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
-
-