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From: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: SCSI drives with WIN3
Message-ID: <1990Nov19.230653.16154@sj.ate.slb.com>
Date: 19 Nov 90 23:06:53 GMT
References: <824@VAX1.CC.UAKRON.EDU>
Reply-To: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger)
Organization: Schlumberger Technologies, San Jose, CA.
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In article <824@VAX1.CC.UAKRON.EDU> tim@chaos.math.uakron.edu writes:
>
>Hello..
>
>	Has anyone out there used a SCSI drive with windows 3.0
>if so.. How good does it work with it?  Are there any compatability
>problems with software?  What SCSI contoller card are you using?
>I am currently looking into upgrading my PC.  I would like to
>use a ALWAYS IN2000 SCSI controller with my existing IDE interface.
>And a 100-200 meg SCSI drive.  I don't want to replace my internal IDE
>because I can use only one IDE drive in my system.. (gee thanks DELL)
>And the other one would goto waste.  I also would like to connect a 
>CD-ROM drive to my PC .. but currently use must use SCSI with CD-ROM
>drives and most controller that come with the drive don't work with
>IDE.. they work with ESDI, MFM, RLL, but not IDE.. I have been told
>that the ALWAYS card with work with IDE but I really don't trust the
>source..  And finally.. Im buying my wife-to-be a MAC and I will
>at some time buy a UNIX workstation and I would like to be able to
>use the drive on either system.
>
>

I am using an Adaptec AHA1542B controller with a CDC Wren IV. I have had no
problems with it.


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