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From: new@udel.EDU (Darren New)
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Subject: Re: C-Ltd SCSI help
Keywords: C-Ltd SyQuest FATTER AGNUS GVP
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Date: 19 Jun 89 20:15:11 GMT
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Regarding the C-Ltd controller: I've received the 3.0 upgrade of the software
(I have a 1000, by the way) and it seems to work OK. The documentation
was seriously wrong in many places. There is a defaults file for the SQ555
but the numbers in it are wrong and the program that uses it does not
work. The programs as documented on the disk are in different places,
called different things, and the command sequences listed in the book give
errors when attempted from the CLI.  I called and found out that I had to
use a program called GenFormat with the SyQuest drive in order to format it.
When I asked, I was told that the interleave on the SyQuest drive is fixed
at 1:1, but when I tried reformatting and running DiskPerf, I found the
performance to vary significantly with different interleaves. All in all,
it works, but I'm happy only because the hardware was free. I would expect
more from a professional product like this.

Regarding the GVP controller: I have a 1000, which wont hold the GVP card,
but a friend of mine has one. It is really nice, as GVP seems to actually
know how to handle the SyQuest drive, even to the extent of automatically
issuing a DiskChange when the cartridge is changed. The installation
is very easy (my friend says) and it seems fast. There was a review in the
Sentry a few months back (April or so).  From what I've seen, the GVP
controller beats teh CLtd controller hands down.  Good luck! -- Darren