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From: dar@nucleus.mi.org (Dario Alcocer)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: Help needed for writing SCSI software
Message-ID: <1990Nov29.194934.2778@nucleus.mi.org>
Date: 29 Nov 90 19:49:34 GMT
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fc159145@seas.gwu.edu (William Lai) writes:

>I am in the process of writing software to control a SCSI-2 based DAT drive,
>on a MS-DOS machine.  The device driver I am using is the Adaptec ASPI (Advance
>SCSI Preogramming Interface, DOS Specification).  ASPI allows me to send 
>Command Descriptor Blocks (CDB) to the host adapter, get sense (?) information
>back, etc.
> [stuff deleted]
>I am wondering if there is any books on the how's of interacting with SCSI 
>devices.  Examples will be greatly appreciated.

There's supposed to be a book out sometime soon (?) entitled "Fast Track to
SCSI", by Fijutsu.  Also, there was a 2-part article this year in BYTE
magazine describing SCSI in broad terms.  In terms of a good tutorial, I
haven't seen anything that is very adequate.

>Also I am wondering if there is an electronic version of the SCSI Std. Doc 
>ftp'able on the Internet.

I'm not sure, but I think there is an archive server that has it.  If not,
you can call the SCSI BBS at (316) 636-8700, 1200/2400N81, they have copies
of SCSI and SCSI-2, as well as other SCSI-related stuff.


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