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From: it23026@mermaid.micro.umn.edu (Pitt Cheang)
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Subject: Re: Questions
Keywords: SCSI, Norton, Adaptec, Seagate
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Date: 5 Apr 91 19:35:18 GMT
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cmdbyk@pmvax.weeg.uiowa.edu (Karl Boyken) writes:

>I've considered buying Coherent, but I understand it didn't used to
>support SCSI hard drives.  Now in their ads I see that they support
>Adaptec SCSI controllers "with more on the way".  I've got a Seagate
>SCSI drive; I don't think it uses an Adaptec card.  Does anyone know
>when or if Coherent will support my hard drive?

>Also, on the issue of DOS and Coherent on the same hard drive:  in
>that case, can you still use DOS hard drive utilities like Norton's
>SD to compact your drive, or does that mess up the Coherent partition?

Well, according to the release notes, it do support Adaptec AHA-1540A,
AHA-1542A SCSI H/A
Adaptec AHA-1540B,AHA-1542B SCSI H/A

Hope this would help.