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From: witters@fluke.UUCP (John Witters)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: OMTI Winchester disk controller query.
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Date: Mon, 3-Jun-85 18:00:35 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun  3 18:00:35 1985
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>      I do not read info-micro regularly, so if anyone from that list cares
> to respond, please address your message to "towson@amsaa.arpa".
> 
> 
> Dave
> towson@amsaa.arpa

Sorry to clutter up the net this way, but I couldn't find a mail path to Dave's
site that would work.

The outfit that made the OMTI 20C is still around.  They've recently introduced
a new controller which is cheaper and has more features.  I suspect that the
old OMTI 20Cs are being dumped from inventory so they can be replaced with the
new controller.  As far as I know, there is nothing wrong with the design.  You
might want to find out if the controllers you are buying have been used or not.

If you can figure out what parts to add, you can turn the OMTI 20C into an OMTI
20D, which will control floppy disk drives as well as winchesters.

These controllers require a SASI interface to the host computer and will
control any winchester with an ST506 type interface.

I hope this helps.
-- 
		Dave:		Open the pod bay doors, please HAL.
		HAL:		Dave, your momma eats kitty litter.
		Dave:		HAL, your momma uses GOTOs.

						John Witters
						John Fluke Mfg. Co.  Inc.
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