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From: marc@sequoia.cray.com (Marc Bouron)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st.tech
Subject: Re: Host Adapters, Hard Drives
Message-ID: <022820.22028@timbuk.cray.com>
Date: 5 Apr 91 14:41:54 GMT
References: <1991Apr4.214458.26393@unicorn.cc.wwu.edu>
Reply-To: marc@sequoia.cray.com (Marc Bouron)
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
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In article <1991Apr4.214458.26393@unicorn.cc.wwu.edu>, n8510295@unicorn.cc.wwu.edu (Somers Marl A) writes:
|> I have yet to aquire a HD, but am hoping to soon. I have some literature
|> from Toad Computers, wherein they offer an ICD Advantage Plus Host
|> Adapter for 99 bucks. My question is: is this just a cable with
|> the infamous 19-pin Atari HD plug on end and a more standard plug
|> on the other? Or is there a controller included? If so, is it SCSI
|> or what? Finally, any comments/advice in the area of hard drives
|> will be appreciated.
|> 
|> Thanx in advance, Marl

As far as I am aware, you get the cable, board (DMA<->SCSI etc.) and software.
I think you get a clock with this adaptor too.  Finally, make sure you don't
get bitten by the `famous' (apparently) ICD DMA noise problem - I did :-) 

BTW, thanks to all those who replied to my query about this (Mickey Boyd, 
Rana Dutt, Roger Sheppard, John Kawakami) - it's getting sorted out as we 
speak...

[M][a][r][c]


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