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From: keithe@sail.LABS.TEK.COM (Keith Ericson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Wither Adaptec?
Message-ID: <9776@sail.LABS.TEK.COM>
Date: 22 Jun 91 21:04:34 GMT
References: <9711@sail.LABS.TEK.COM> <284500027@adaptx1>
Reply-To: keithe@sail.LABS.TEK.COM (Keith Ericson)
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton,  OR.
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In article <284500027@adaptx1> neese@adaptx1.UUCP writes:
>
>>/* ---------- "Wither Adaptec?" ---------- */
>>I just sent down a purchase requisition to buy an Adaptec ACB-2372[A|B|C]
>>RLL disk controller card.  Our purchasing agent called me back with the news
>>that Adaptec isn't selling disk controller cards anymore.
>>
>
>WOAH!  It's simple.  The current OEM customer base will be supplied as long
>as they want the RLL (ACB-2372C) controllers.  The ESDI (ACB-2322D) controllers
>are still going like gang busters and are still shipping.  The RLL business has
>virtually dried up with the IDE drive business taking over.  SCSI business has
>gone through the roof (AIC-6260/AHA-(1510/1522/1542/1640/1740)).  Nasty rumor
>mill.

Whew! That was a close one: Adaptec makes the best disk controllers
I've used and I was worried I was going to lose them.

To reiterate Roy's "RLL business virtually dried up" note: I just
bought some RLL controllers for $67 and $40, the re-sellers are
jumping to get rid of them.  Hook 'em up to a Maxtor or Micropolis
drive and you're in great shape!

Thanks for the "horse's mouth" correction, Roy!

(help *) KEITHE()