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From: ritchie@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com (David Ritchie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st.tech
Subject: Re: Host-adaptors
Message-ID: <6560002@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com>
Date: 6 Jan 91 05:49:12 GMT
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>I own two ICD Host Adapters.  If you plan on buying a new ICD Advantage
>Host Adapter, TRASH THE SOFTWARE!  The programs are really poor.  They
>don't support SASI devices anymore, and you can't enter your own HD data
>for off-brand drive mechs.  I use the Supra software with my Advantage
>ST.
>
>Chris Freemesser, Rochester Institute of Technology (  THE ACORN BBS

Chris,
  if you are really wanting to support SCSI devices, you ought to call
the ICD BBS (815)968-2229 and get the old versions of ICDHOST -- They
still support SASI. (whether or not the old versions work with the
Advantage, I do not know).

-- Dave Ritchie
ritchie@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com