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- Path: sparky!uunet!unislc!larsen
- From: larsen@unislc.uucp (Steve Larsen)
- Subject: Re: Floptical disk & CD-ROM in a perfect harmony?
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- References: <MSDOS1.92Aug21095927@nic.funet.fi>
- Message-ID: <1992Aug26.212659.24906@unislc.uucp>
- Organization: Unisys Corporation SLC
- Distribution: comp
- Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 21:26:59 GMT
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- Petri Hartoma (msdos1@nic.funet.fi) wrote:
- : I have Hitachi external CD-ROM with 8-bit SCSI controller card
- : without BIOS. Now I'm seriously considering of buying floptical disk
- : for my machine, and I know that the ones that are available at this
- : moment also use SCSI controllers. One of the complete kits have a
- : controller included.
- :
- : I'm wondering if I could use two SCSI controllers at the same time in
- : my machine or should I use only one controller for using both the
- : drives? I thought the second alternative would have been obvious until
- : I read that Adaptec has released a special SCSI controller for
- : floptical drives. Do they (or CD-ROM drives) need special controllers
- : or could I use some standard ones as Adaptec AHA-1542B?
- :
- : Thanks for those numeral replies in advance!
- :
- : Feel free to use mail if you prefer.
- :
- : && Petri
- : --
- : (* Petri Hartoma - moderating MSDOS material in nic.funet.fi *)
- : (* msdos1@nic.funet.fi,Petri.Hartoma@cc.tut.fi *)
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- I have heard before that while it is thoeretically possible to run
- 2 SCSI devices off the same card, it usually is a royal pain.
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