Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!batcomputer!cornell!uw-beaver!zephyr.ens.tek.com!orca.wv.tek.com!squid!dougc From: dougc@squid.WV.TEK.COM Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi Subject: Re: Adaptec 1540B/1542B compatibility question Message-ID: <10829@orca.wv.tek.com> Date: 14 May 91 22:58:35 GMT References: Sender: nobody@orca.wv.tek.com Reply-To: dougc@squid.WV.TEK.COM () Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Wilsonville, OR Lines: 22 In article curry@cat.de (Juergen Kuri) writes: > >David E. Johnson (dave@sam.cs.olemiss.edu) schrieb am 11. 5.: >> >> I am interested in purchasing an Adaptec 1540B or 1542B controller to >> run DOS and UNIX (ESIX). I have been told that there are compatibility >> problems with the card and Windows 3.0 and other DOS programs. > >There are problems with programs, that run in virtual-8086-mode. >This means, you need a additional driver for programs as windows 3, >qemm-386 and that. It's called SCSIHA.SYS and I think, it's available >on every online service. While you're on the topic of drivers, are there any generic MS-DOS device drivers for SCSI tape on any online service? Thanks, Doug. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Doug Carter dougc@orca.wv.tek.com (503) 685-2780 | | Working at, but not for, Tektronix, Network Displays Division. | --------------------------------------------------------------------------