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From: todd@wutc.wustl.edu (Todd M. Carrico)
Subject: help writing Future Domain software needed
Organization: Washington University, St. Louis MO
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 20:32:18 GMT


I am very frustrated with my Future Domain 1600 series controller. I 
have yet to find anyone who (commercial or PD) supports tar.  I would
like to be able to shuttle things from my sun, home to my PC, by
cartridge tape.  So I have decided to try and write one-(take a PD tar
and modify it for FD use)

Does anyone have any sources to any utility which will do anything
on a Future Domain 1660 Controller?  Any basic template or docs 
(or even point me to an archive site) would be appreciated.

Also, if you have any info about the development kit (prices and such) or
FD's number - could you send that also.

Please respond via email so we don't clutter things up.

Thank You Very Much
Todd M. Carrico
Washington University
todd@wucs1.wustl.edu
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From: mmcg@molly.cs.monash.edu.au (Mike  Mc Gaughey)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Trying to identify an AT-bus SCSI controller
Date: 14 Apr 92 00:29:34 GMT

Hi,

I recently acquired a SCSI controller, along with some peripherals
and software to drive it.  The board works beautifully; however, the
software is rather primitive, and I'd like to write my own.  Thus, I'm
posting about it, in the hope that someone will recognise it, and
perhaps direct me to a vendor who can sell me a manual.

Reputedly, it's a SCSI-2, capable of running at 4Mb/s.  Looking at the
board, I see the following:

    1 Mb ram (simms)
    12 Mhz 80186
    2 proms, each labelled 'SOFI firmware Vers. 7.1'
	     and, under that 'AXES (c) 1991'
    Similarly, the board (component side) is labelled 'AXES/ACS SOFI-16'

It's a long card, plugging into an PC-AT bus.  It has a 50 pin SCSI
adaptor, cabling for 2 internal drives (presumably floppies), and
a further (internal) cable labelled L-bus (presumably for a hard drive).

There are 3 jumpers on the board, but according to the (little)
documentation we have, the board's address is fixed at 0x170,
and uses interrupt 15.

In case it helps, there's also a bunch of big chips - labelled
	SOFU 400A, 410A, 480A, 360B, 390B
    and one S9036DP84173V (whatever that is).

Anyway, if you have any idea what company is attached to the names
SOFU, SOFI or AXES (what country they are from, contact numbers or
addresses, or even (gasp) specs), could you drop me a note please?

Thanks,

    Mike.
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From: jgd@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (John G Dobnick)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi,comp.periphs
Subject: RAID: Papers, etc.
Date: 13 Apr 92 02:27:03 GMT
Article-I.D.: uwm.1992Apr13.022703.29376
Reply-To: jgd@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Originator: jgd@csd4.csd.uwm.edu

[These groups _seem_ appropriate...]

Are there any FTPable papers out there that describe RAID-x [x=1..n]
disc farms?  (ASCII, *roff, PostScript format... I not fussy.)

Archie drew a blank, at least under the "obvious" search keys.  

Much in the library, but I thought I'd check out this resource
(The Net) also.

Thanking you in advance,
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From: jessea@homecare.COM (Jesse W. Asher)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: Bustek
Date: 15 Apr 92 21:23:24 GMT
Organization: Health Sphere of America Inc.

In article <1356000006@igc.org>, Corwin Nichols <corwin@igc.org> wrote the following:
>
>I have nothing but glowing praise for Bustek.  I have used their 542 card
>with DOS and ASPI.  Under Interactive Unix and SCO Unix with Adaptec drivers
>and found no problems.  Even better, some tape drives which didn't like to 
>play with Adaptec boards (Tandberg 3620) work well with Bustek.  Make sure
>to get the latest version (rev. H) of the board (its all they are making
>now) as it offers up to 10 MBS data rates.  Some stocking resellers may
>have older revs on the shelf.
>Corwin Nichols            corwin@cdp.org
>

How about a phone number for them so we can get some information?
Thanks and ttyl.

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Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
From: hshaw@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Hubert Shaw)
Subject: SCSICNTL
Organization: CS Department, Stanford University, California, USA
Distribution: comp
Date: 15 Apr 92 19:44:17 GMT

I seem to have missed the posting of SCSICNTL.  Could someone
send me a copy or point me to an archie where it is located.

Thanks in advance


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From: havaki@csi.forth.gr (Popi Havaki)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Disktab entry for hpux
Keywords: maxtor
Date: 10 Apr 92 13:13:30 GMT
Distribution: comp


 Hello,   
  I am looking for a disktab entry for MAXTOR P0-12S disk drive (1.2GB)
 installed on HP 720 / HPUX 8.05.Is there any available around?

        Thanks 

        Popi Havaki 
       System administrator
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Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
From: alexo+@cs.cmu.edu (Alex Orenshteyn)
Subject: Bait and Switch practices in SCSI controllers.
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 92 19:18:10 GMT
Organization: School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon

This post is designed to warn unsuspecting buyer of SCSI boards
about a specific company which engages in unsavoury practice of
Bait and Switch tactics. The company name is "MINI MICRO". Do NOT
buy anything from them. They will lie to you without blinking an eye.
They will quote you prices to undercut anybody, but when the time
comes to send out the merchandise, suddenly they want to charge you
for additional drivers, which yesterday was PART of the kit. When
they quote you the price, they "can make money", when you want to
order they "they are loosing money" on the sale and therefore they
cannot do it at this price. The saleman (in this case Jim Bodway of
MINI MICRO) will make excuses like: 1) You must have misunderstood me,
2) I do not remember this, 3) I must have misunderstood you.

His manager (Joe Bordelley) will blame the computer, and tell you to
grow up and that he no longer wants your business and then hang up on you.

Employees at MINI MICRO are liars and cheats, when you point out to
them they are not living up to the verbal contract  they made, they 
will make excuses and be rude.

This company sells both Adaptec cards and Bustek, I have  talked to Bustek
people about it (since the product in question is Bustek BT542B+BTDOS+)
I am still waiting for a response from Bustek whether they are going force
their distributors to be responsible.

Beware of the thieves in 3 piece suits.
From: Scott.Mace@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Scott Mace)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: Adaptec controllers....
Date: 8 Apr 92 02:31:06 GMT
Organization: Extended Bulletin Board Service

In article <bill.702318231@chaos.cs.umn.edu> bill@chaos.cs.umn.edu writes:
>wer5@ellis.uchicago.edu (Will E. Rose) writes:
>
>>I've seen different prices quoted for the Adaptec 1542A and 1542B...
>
>>What is the difference between these two PC cards, and which is more
>>appropriate for a 386/33 ISA machine running OS/2?
>
>how do you feel about floppy drives?
>
>--
The aha-1542a is a less intergrated version of the 1542b.  I would buy
the 1542b.  If you plan on running OS/2 you will need some special drivers
from adaptec.  If you allready have a floppy controller buy the 1540b 
(the 1542b has a floppy controller on it)


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Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: Adaptec controllers....
From: slam@eve.wright.edu (Sau Chun Lam)
Date: 12 Apr 92 01:42:06 EST
Organization: Wright State University

In article <1992Apr8.023106.20589@samba.oit.unc.edu> Scott.Mace@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Scott Mace) writes:
>In article <bill.702318231@chaos.cs.umn.edu> bill@chaos.cs.umn.edu writes:
>>wer5@ellis.uchicago.edu (Will E. Rose) writes:
>>
>>>I've seen different prices quoted for the Adaptec 1542A and 1542B...
>>
>>>What is the difference between these two PC cards, and which is more
>>>appropriate for a 386/33 ISA machine running OS/2?
>>
>>how do you feel about floppy drives?
>>
>>--
>The aha-1542a is a less intergrated version of the 1542b.  I would buy
>the 1542b.  If you plan on running OS/2 you will need some special drivers
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>from adaptec.  If you allready have a floppy controller buy the 1540b 
>(the 1542b has a floppy controller on it)


Not true!!! OS/2 v2.0 has built-in support for Adaptec controllers. I'm
running a 1542B right now with a Maxtor LXT213SY and a Toshiba CD-ROM. 
Works great even though I had to switch to ASYNCH for the CD-ROM to run.


SC Lam - slam@eve.wright.edu
From: km@mathcs.emory.edu (Ken Mandelberg)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Maxtor 1240S (3.5" 1.2 GB drive)?
Date: 13 Apr 92 23:20:22 GMT
Reply-To: km@mathcs.emory.edu
Organization: Emory University, Dept of Math and CS

Has anyone seen the Maxtor 1240S yet, or know when it will be
available? This is their fast 1.2GB 3.5" scsi. I've just seen a
specshet.

For that matter, are any of the 1GB 3.5" drives out besides the IBMs?

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From: IK80014@MAINE.MAINE.EDU (Andrew Paradis)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: SCSI CD-ROM drive comparison wanted
Date: 10 Apr 92 03:39:22 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: University of Maine System



>   Can somebody point me to any magazine articles or whatnot which compare
>CD-ROM drives?  I have the September '91 _Byte_, which compares high-end
>drives, but I'm a low-end kinda guy, and would like to see what's available
>at a decent price.
>   If it matters, I have a PC-clone with a Future Domain TMC-885 SCSI
>board, and am interested in multimedia applications.  I also have the
>Soundblaster Pro (which has a CD connector), but I'd rather go with the
>TMC-885, since it supports many more drives than does the SB.

    Yes, I think it's the Feb. copy (1992) of PC Magazine that goes
into a _lot_ of detail on CD-ROM's, multimedia, soundcards, etc...
No editors choice for an MPC, but they were hopeful of the future.
Hope it helps.
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From: vail@tegra.COM (Johnathan Vail)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: max SCSI media size?
Date: 15 Apr 92 14:28:52 GMT
Organization: Tegra, Inc., Billerica, MA
In-reply-to: rayan@cs.toronto.edu's message of 15 Apr 92 05:21:43 GMT


In article <92Apr15.012102edt.158@smoke.cs.toronto.edu> rayan@cs.toronto.edu (Rayan Zachariassen) writes:

   On a large random access device (like a 10gig WORM platter, e.g.), will
   a SCSI interface work "naturally"? Would one need special kernel support?
   Anyone know of products with this combo?

The SCSI interface would work naturally but the OS drivers (kernal)
would need to support the special WORM commands.  Also the file system
or application may need changes to support the characteristics unique
to WORM.


jv


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From: wadswort@babss.UUCP (John H. Wadsworth)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: Adaptec 1542B vs Bustec 542B
Date: 17 Apr 92 12:58:48 GMT
Followup-To: comp.periphs.scsi
Distribution: world
Organization: Bell Atlantic Business Systems Service Branford, Ct.
Summary: Bustec == Adaptec

In article <1992Apr16.215715.16677@sspiff.UUCP> dje@sspiff.UUCP (Doug Evans) writes:
>A dealer has suggested going with the Bustec 542B scsi controller over
>the Adaptec 1542B because it's specs are better.
>
>Is this true? What about compatibility problems?

All true. 100 % comapatable. A few months ago I had the chance to test both
boards on an ISC 3.0 system. The Bustec was slightly faster. No tuning had
been done to the system and both boards had the dma speed set to 5.7.

As for comapatability, I unplugged the Bustec and plugged in an Adaptec.
Both dos and unix were happy.

I still have the numbers around somewhere. If you're interested, drop me
a note and I'll forward them to you.
From: Scott.Mace@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Scott Mace)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: SCSICNTL.EXE, PS/2 model 50Z, AHA-1640
Date: 4 Apr 92 19:38:33 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Extended Bulletin Board Service

scsicntl.exe refuse to get past the banner sceen on a ps2, 50Z.
I am using the AHA-1640 and a seagate st-1096n.  I gets to the screen
that asks you if you have a 1522 controller, the disclaimer, and then
when it gets to the copyright banner it freezes.  

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From: vax@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Vax)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: How OS's see SCSI periphs
Summary: A question on SCSI stuff
Keywords: SCSI question periphs 666 aliens ate my brain
Date: 16 Apr 92 05:34:28 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

I have recently purchased a TDC6800 and will soon purchase a AHA-1542B,
complete with drivers, and I was wondering exactly how MS/PC-DOS would
view the tape drive.  Will I be able to use floppy backup programs with it,
even though I use 2 floppies already?  How can I access it, and what programs
will back up for me?  I heard aspitar (a messy dos port of gnutar) would work
with the tdc6600, so should it work for this one?  If so, where can I get it?
Is a scsi device treated like a normal device in dos, and if so, what are the   limitations?  Thanks in advance for your help, I know I ask a lot of questions
but I really really have to know!!!!
						VaX#n8

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Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi,comp.ibm.pc.hardware
From: alexo+@cs.cmu.edu (Alex Orenshteyn)
Subject: Bare SCSI board.
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 92 14:20:32 GMT
Organization: School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon
Followup-To: poster
Keywords: IBM, SCSI, ULTRASTORE.

I am looking for vendors who sell SCSI controllers like ULTRASTORE,
FUTURE DOMAIN and others which are compatible with IBM 1.2gig drive
(IBM-0663-H12/3.5" SCSI). I want to buy a bare board with NO cables
drivers or other frills which I do not need. Can I get a bare board
which is bus-mastering and has performance 5-10meg/s for under $200?
If so, I would like to hear about the particular vendors, I will check
them out and post the results. (BTW I need phone numbers).

Thanks.


Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
From: berger@atropa (Mike Berger)
Subject: Re: ADAPTEC 1542B and FUJITSU 2263-SA/WB
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 16:04:14 GMT

paul@suite.sw.oz.au (Paul Antoine) writes:
>The drive he's talking about is a 2623SA (just two digits transposed).
>With regard to your 525MB drive, and indeed all high-capacity Fujitsu 
>3.5" drives, make sure you have the screws for it: they do NOT take
>standard m3 screws!
*----
It IS a little different.  Like all modern fujitsu drives, it's
really ugly from the front, but the white enamel finish is cool!
And it's a pain to mount.
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From: Corwin Nichols <corwin@igc.org>
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Date: 06 Apr 92 20:27 PDT
Subject: Re: Bustek
Nf-ID: #R:1992Apr06.183206.87231@cs.cmu.ed:1760142351:cdp:1356000006:000:518
Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!corwin    Apr  6 20:27:00 1992


I have nothing but glowing praise for Bustek.  I have used their 542 card
with DOS and ASPI.  Under Interactive Unix and SCO Unix with Adaptec drivers
and found no problems.  Even better, some tape drives which didn't like to 
play with Adaptec boards (Tandberg 3620) work well with Bustek.  Make sure
to get the latest version (rev. H) of the board (its all they are making
now) as it offers up to 10 MBS data rates.  Some stocking resellers may
have older revs on the shelf.
Corwin Nichols            corwin@cdp.org
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: Question regarding OS/2 2.0 Adaptec 154x SCSI sup
From: slam@eve.wright.edu (Sau Chun Lam)
Date: 7 Apr 92 00:24:12 EST
Organization: Wright State University
Keywords: scsi,adaptec,os/2


Adaptec collaborated with IBM on developing the built-in support for
Adaptec controllers so I assume that it is ASPI compatible since ASPI is
the way Adaptec has chosen to interface with SCSI devices.

Maybe a query on Adaptec's BBS will provide something more conclusive
other than my own conjecture?

SC Lam - slam@eve.wright.edu
From: bar@bbma.uucp (Joachim Bartsch)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: WREN III SCSI protocol
Date: 8 Apr 92 12:35:20 GMT
Organization: Bilfinger+Berger, Mannheim, Germany

fshevlin@swift.cs.tcd.ie writes:

>Does anybody know what SCSI protocol the CDC WREN III fixed disk uses ?
>I`m trying to get it to work with my RS/6000 but the diagnostics program
>tells me there`s a protocol error.  Is it likely that the RS/6000 SCSI
>adapter and the WREN (made in 1988) use different SCSI protocols ?

The WREN III uses SCSI-1 Proctocol. Depending on the age of the drive
there might be problems with faster hosts (RS6000 ?) if the drive is too old.
These problems should not occur if the WREN III uses the (newer) adaptec
SCSI controller. I'm afraid you loose with older controllers.

Hope this helps
Joachim
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Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
From: derekt@pwcs.stpaul.gov (Derek E Terveer)
Subject: Re: SCSICNTL Help (Virutal Mode - 386)
Organization: City of St. Paul Public Works
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 17:50:37 GMT

hobbes@spacemanspiff.den.mmc.com (Stephen Camp) writes:
: 
: does anyone have a valid e-mail address for Roy Neese?  I tried using the
: UUCP address from his posting and it bounced...

Try:

	uunet!convex.convex.com!egsner!adaptx1!neese
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From: davidsen@yeti.crd.GE.COM (william E Davidsen)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: w1542a (!) and 386-40 or 386-33
Date: 16 Apr 92 14:17:40 GMT
Reply-To: davidsen@crd.ge.com (bill davidsen)
Organization: GE Corporate R&D Center, Schenectady NY

neese@adaptx1.UUCP (Roy Neese) writes:
|  In article <1992Apr12.080044.24293@pwcs.stpaul.gov> derekt@pwcs.stpaul.gov (Derek E Terveer) writes:
|  > Yes, apparently i have a w1542a card and i thought for the longest time
|  > that it was actually a 1542a.  Sigh.  This is probably why it doesn't
|  > match the documentation that i have on it.  Anway, i am trying out the
|  > bus master test on a 386-40 (and also a 386-33) and it dies a horrible
|  > death at all dma speeds.  I thought that i heard somewhere that the

|  Not many of those around (w1542a).  The CPU/bus speed has no effect on
|  the 154x adapters.  If the bus master test fails, it is primarily due to
|  the motherboard not being able to support a bus master in general.  For
|  your on edification, I do know of 1542 adapters being run in 386-40
|  systems (AMD based).  As far as bus/CPU speed goes, I also know of many
|  486/33 systems running 1542's as well.
|  Getting a 1542B will not help you.  The motherboard you have simply will
|  not support a bus master.

  Since he mentioned that he had tried it on two motherboards, I think I
would see if I could put it in a system with a working 1542b and make
sure it worked there before assuming the motherboards on two systems are
bad, rather than some part of the bus master logic on the w1542a. It
just seems like good statistics.
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Xref: sparky comp.periphs.scsi:2299 comp.os.os2.misc:12251
Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
Date: Friday, 17 Apr 1992 08:24:17 CDT
From: <U35828@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi,comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: OS/2 2.0 Support and the Procom SCSI Enabler series

Hello:

I have a question about OS/2 2.0 support and the Procom Technology
ISA Enabler series of SCSI adapters.  Will they (won't they) do
something to this end?  According to their technical support,
their MC Enablers will work with OS/2, but with hard drives only.

Hopefully their position on OS/2 has changed; when I talked with
last time, OS/2 2.0 was still in beta form.


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From: venu@cirrus.com (Venu Nayar)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: ASPI specification for SCO UNIX.
Date: 7 Apr 92 16:10:50 GMT
Article-I.D.: cirrus.1992Apr7.161050.17529
Organization: Cirrus Logic Inc.


Is there any ASPI specification available for UNIX (SCO in particular)
device drivers? 

Since the ASPI specification calls for a post routine, which signals command
completion to the device driver by calling it directly, would it be possible
to seperate the ASPI module as firmware on a host adaptor, since interrupts
will be trapped by the ASPI module, which in turn calls the device driver
module directly?  

If the ASPI module is incorporated in the host adaptor firmware, how would
the configuration for interrupts be defined in the master files in UNIX?

Any help will be appreciated. I will post a summary if there is enough
interest in the subject.

Thanks.
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