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From: adamd@rhi.hi.is (Adam David)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: SCSI floppy drivers
Keywords: ICD
Message-ID: <3094@krafla.rhi.hi.is>
Date: 2 May 91 16:52:53 GMT
References: <12670@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu>
Organization: University of Iceland
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In <12670@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu> kiki@uhunix1.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu writes:

>Many people have informed me that the ICD drivers have a good chance of working
>with the SCSI floppies, so ICD was contacted.

[The basic word is they are very positive about it happening]

>This is very nice of Mr. Peters and ICD, Inc., so I hope everyone finds some
>way to thank him and his company!  

Keep up the good work, ICD!
I'll start saying thankyou by buying one of their controllers.
(symbolic gesture)

>If anyone has ordered the TEAC SCSI floppy drive, please inform the net and
>also let us know about compatibility with current software drivers and util-
>ities.  Also, if anyone has contacted other disk drive manufacturers, please
>post your findings regarding 3.5" SCSI floppies [manufacturer, model #, manual,
>distributors], in order to eliminate redundancy.

Please also mention external dimensions of the drives, whether they are
half-height, third-height or quarter-height. ( 1.5"  1.0"  0.75" respectively ).
I think this SCSI thing is a very good idea, it might well replace entirely the
Shugart floppy bus within a few years, at least in new systems.

--
Adam David.  (adamd@rhi.hi.is)