Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!peregrine!zardoz!tgate!ka3ovk!ki4pv!cdin-1!dsinc!wells!mdi386!bruce From: bruce@mdi386.UUCP (Bruce A. McIntyre) Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix Subject: Re: ESDI controller recommendations Summary: The DPT PM3000 series, with cacheing would be an excellent choice Keywords: ESDI controller Message-ID: <121@mdi386.UUCP> Date: 20 Aug 89 01:28:37 GMT References: <8771@saturn.ucsc.edu> Organization: Wells Computer Systems Corp., Levittown, Pa. 19058 Lines: 36 In article <8771@saturn.ucsc.edu>, gary@saturn.ucsc.edu writes: > We have a 386 running SCO XENIX 2.3.2 with two CDC Wren III > (ESDI) disks controlled currently by a WD1007a-WA2. The controller > is in need of being replaced. Does anyone have a similar setup > and/or have recommendations for a reliable disk controller? The > following controllers have been recommended: WD1007-WA2, DTC 60280, > and the Adaptec. Any suggestions as to the most reliable? In the > near future we plan on replacing one of the disks with an ~300Mb drive. The Caching disk controllers from Distributed Processing Technology would be an excellent choice for your application. With one of these, the average access time of your drives would approach .5 ms (not 5, but .5) and with the cache being able to be set up to 4MB, it would turn that 300Mb drive into a real screamer. Contact: Distributed Processing Technology (407)830-5522 ~or Computer Source in New York... They also offer an add on board for disk mirroring, and can support any variation of ESDI, SCSI or MFM drive. Since the definition of the drive to the PC can be redefined from the actual physical drive config, with the controller doing the translation, you can use virtually any drive. The controller also does the error correction and bad tracking... Give them a call. bruce -- ========================================================================= Bruce A. McIntyre, McIntyre Designs, Inc. VOICE(215)322-1895 143 Bridgetown Pike, Langhorne, Pa. 19047 DATA (215)357-2915 {wells|lgnp1}!mdi386!bruce bruce@wells tbit+