Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!hellgate.utah.edu!fcom.cc.utah.edu!cc.usu.edu!jrd From: jrd@cc.usu.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: SCSI Question Message-ID: <1991Jun1.133448.47984@cc.usu.edu> Date: 1 Jun 91 13:34:48 MDT References: <91146.221157U35828@uicvm.uic.edu> Organization: Utah State University Lines: 30 In article <91146.221157U35828@uicvm.uic.edu>, writes: > Does anyone have anything good to say about the WD 7000 FASST2 SCSI host ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > adapter? Is there anyone out there who has used this particular piece > of hardware? An inquiring mind would like to know. > > Would this be a prudent choice for someone who would like to daisy chain > devices externally (i.e. a Tecmar 8mm tape drive or a Chinon external > CD-rom drive or both)? > > Please send E-mail to (U35828@UICVM.CC.UIC.EDU); I am not a frequent > reader of this section. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > Thanks -------------------------------- : The WD 7000 FASST2 board is quite competent, thankyou, and has a nice set of DOS utilities bundled with it. There are other vendors offering equivalent products, Adaptec and Future Domain for two, so one has to do the basic research and talking with the vendors to make a local decision. SCSI requires that you do systems integration work, and that means spending time on the phone and on the vendors BBS's to gather compatibility info for all the pieces before making final selections. Yes, that is a pain but the results are worth it. I would shop carefully for the software drivers and supporting applications programs associated with each peripheral (ask the peripheral manufacturer). Joe D.