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From: Roger.Sheppard@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
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Subject: Re: I need a good controller!
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Date: 17 Jan 91 04:30:08 GMT
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In article <91014.114610GERLOFF@DB0TUI11.BITNET>
GERLOFF@tubvm.cs.tu-berlin.de (Olaf Gerloff) writes:
> In article <1991Jan10.035158.234@actrix.gen.nz>,
> Roger.Sheppard@bbs.actrix.gen.nz says:
> >
> >The one that is talked about a lot is the OMTI  55xx, don't know the
> >full Part No. but they do 1:1 interleave with RLL,, From what I have
> >read the Adaptec can't, get some info from ICD, as they use this
> >Controller...
> >
> 
> Hello,
> I think the OMTI is a controller for a PC (correct me if I'm wrong),
so
> you can't use it with the ICD adaptor. Why aren't you buying a SCSI
> harddisk from Seagate, Quantum, Maxtor or ... an connect it directly
to
> the ICD?
> I'm using a Atari Megafile 30 which has a modified version of the
> Adaptec 4070 and have no problems.
> 
> Greetings, Olaf
 
Note: a friend of mine is using a OMTI controler suplied by ICD, for use
with a ST506 type drive, he had the drives allready, so why would he
need to get other drives .???
 
-- 
Roger W. Sheppard   85 Donovan Rd, Kapiti New Zealand...