Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!iuvax!purdue!haven!decuac!shlump.nac.dec.com!TOOK.DEC.COM From: mattioli@TOOK.DEC.COM (John R. Mattioli) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: IBM/SCSI Message-ID: <6046@shlump.nac.dec.com> Date: 9 Nov 89 22:33:08 GMT Sender: newsdaemon@shlump.nac.dec.com Distribution: na Organization: DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORP. Lines: 47 feel like I'm about to solve this very frustrating problem. I just need a little more advice and, since I'm getting so much via the network, I thought I'd stick with what's worked so well thus far. Since I paid $675 for my st296n (80meg scsi drive) and st02 (scsi host adaptor) and since I found the drive in the computer shopper for about $450 I've decided to return both drive and controller. I will get a $675 credit for that. Then, I'll order my st296n as cheap as possible. I just had a salesman suggest that I buy a Future Domain tmc860 (scsi adapter) for $295. I've heard that the Future Domain scsi hardware is great but is this price reasonable? Will it work well with the Seagate drive? Should I consider getting a different drive? I'd like to keep the price about the same if possible ($450-$500). For those of you not familiar with th Future Domain controller (I wasn't until earlier today) I'm told that it can control 7 scsi drives, it comes with 7 diskettes and a 500 page manual. The diskettes and manual cover everything from diagnostics to setup software under dos and sco xenix, to novell setup stuff etc. I'm wondering if this is much more controller then I'll ever need. Also, as the Future Domain board doesn't control floppies, this salesman wants to sell me a floppy controller for $79. It's a generic and, to my way of thinking, way over priced. Any suggestions on an inexpensive floppy controller? Finally, I have a tape backup system from CMS. This unit hooks up to the floppy controller as drive b. If you have any experience with this tape drive (as in what controllers it works with) I'd appreciate it. I'd like my tape drive to work with whatever floppy controller I buy. For those of you thinking of going scsi I suggest you stay well away from the Seagate st01/st02 controllers. One additional reason for this is because the st02 may not work with your CMS tape drive. Thanks again for all your help people and thanks in advance for whatever is on its way. ----------------------------------------------------------------- John Mattioli Most improved skier (american blind skiers association 1989) and humble to! (DEC E-NET) TOOK::MATTIOLI (UUCP) {decvax, ucbvax, allegra}!decwrl!TOOK.dec.com!MATTIOLI (ARPA) MATTIOLI@TOOK.dec.com MATTIOLI%TOOK.dec.com@decwrl.dec.com (US MAIL) John Mattioli 550 King St. LKG2-2/BB9 Littleton, Ma. 01460