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From: jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian K. W. Hook)
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Subject: Re: SCSI & RLL:  compatible?
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Date: 14 Feb 91 02:17:53 GMT
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In article <7yy0w2w163w@brainiac.raidernet.com> sophist@brainiac.raidernet.com (Phillip McReynolds) writes:
>Is it possible to have both an RLL drive+controller & a SCSI
>drive+controller inhabiting the same machine?  If it *is* possible, are
>there any problems which might make such a scheme either troublesome or
>unreliable?

According to the lady I talked to at Hard Drives International any "non
intelligent drive adapter can coincide just fine with an intelligent
adapter".  She stated that a SCSI or ESDI could run at 16-bit bandwidth
along with the RLL or MFM that was not intelligent, also at 16-bit
bandwidth.  16-bit referring to SCSI-2, of course.

Shouldn't pose a problem, but before you commit, make sure whoever you
bought the drive from is willing to help you out with the installation and
take the drive back in case you aren't happy.

Brian