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- Subject: Re: PAS-16 == SCSI Controller?
- Message-ID: <93027.55776.J056600@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM>
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- Organization: Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc.
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 15:29:36 PST
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- In <1993Jan27.174650.479@tad.eds.com>, Tim Steward writes:
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- >I am looking to put together an MPC system with a sound card, a CD-ROM
- >and a 2G SCSI drive. I know of three contenders in the sound card
- >arena: PAS-16, SB-PRO, and Turtle Beach. I have heard that Turtle Beach
- >has no SCSI controller, SB has some proprietary CD interface, and PAS
- >has a Tantor 16-bit SCSI controller.
-
- >For my purposes, this makes the PAS card a good bet. However, I am
- >wondering if anyone has used the card as a real SCSI controller for
- >devices besides a CD-ROM. Specifically, has anyone used it for a
- >large hard-drive (e.g. >1G). What drivers are necessary to make this
- >work under Windows 3.1, how much do they cost, and from whom can I
- >purchase them?
-
- I wouldn't recommend it as a SCSI controller for a hard drive. If my memory
- serves me correctly, the SCSI controller on the PAS-16 has a maximum through-
- put of 660K. That's more than adequate for a CD-ROM, but grossly inadequate
- for a hard drive.
-
-
- Tim Irvin
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