Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!atha!aunro!ersys!bking From: bking@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Barry King) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: SCSI controllers - a summary Message-ID: Date: 12 Jun 91 12:40:02 GMT References: <74@uis-oc.UUCP> Organization: Edmonton Remote Systems, Edmonton, AB, Canada Lines: 28 bob@uis-oc.UUCP (Robert J. Mathias Jr.) writes: > > sitting on the shelf that, while a perfectly competent SCSI HBA, is > > eclipsed by the DPT in both reduced SCSI overhead (ie lower seek times) > > and increased throughput. It's in the same price ballpark as the > > Adaptec. Oh well. I'm sure you'll get a lot of use out of the Adaptec > > unless you plan on using OS/2... > > What's the problem with OS/2 and the Adaptec 1542B. We have been using > it quite successfully under OS/2. In fact, we just switch to the new > LADDR driver (OS/2 1.21) for the Adaptec controller. In fact, it seems > that Adaptec seems to be the best supported SCSI controller for non-MSDOS > OS'es. > > -- Well, when I purchased the 1540B a year or so ago, noone at Adaptec I spoke to on the phone nor anyone I communicated with via Compuserve were able to come up with OS/2 drivers which worked with OS/2 1.2 at the time. I was told that the 1.1 drivers had been pulled from distribution and were not ready for general consumption. That was, like I said, about a year ago. If the LADDR drivers are now ready then I will try and get them. How long have you been running the 1542B with OS/2? Barry King bking@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca Edmonton Remote Systems: Serving Northern Alberta since 1982