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From: trj@phoenix.llnl.gov (Terry R. Jones x39834)
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Subject: HELP! scsi needed on DEC 5830
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Date: 15 Mar 91 19:55:06 GMT
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Hello,

We're interested in connecting some scsi devices (optical disk jukebox
and very high quality color printer) to a DEC 5830.  This brings up
several questions:

 (1) Does anyone know of a BI-card that talks scsi?  (Note: the 5830 
     doesn't have a Q-bus or Uni-bus.)  Any experience with it?

 (2) Some people have said that finding a scsi card is only half the
     battle because scsi isn't very well defined.  Is this true?
     Put another way, if I get a scsi compliant card and a scsi compliant
     device--are they guaranteed to interface properly?  (One would
     sure hope so...)

Thanks for any help.

regards,
terry jones
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