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From: phil@amdcad.AMD.COM (Phil Ngai)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: SASI chips
Message-ID: <20046@amdcad.AMD.COM>
Date: 21 Jan 88 04:59:40 GMT
References: <1399@obelix.liu.se> <1405@obelix.liu.se> <1578@mipos3.intel.com>
Reply-To: phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai)
Organization: Advanced Micro Devices
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In article <1578@mipos3.intel.com> dbraun@cadev4.UUCP (Doug Braun ~) writes:
>In article <1405@obelix.liu.se> p_e@obelix.liu.se (P{r Emanuelsson) writes:
>>I wrote:
>
>>2. Where can I get an SASI bus controller chip?
>>   Does it exist?
>>
>>3. Which SCSI bus controller chip would you recommend?

I am told that a simplistic SCSI controller is basically a parallel
port with 48 mA drive. This would include the NCR 5380. Western
Digital has a chip which implements much more of the protocol. I think
it's the 33C93.  (but don't take my word on these numbers. call a
salesman.)

I am of course biased because we second source both these chips.
But better to get some biased info than none at all, right?

-- 
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DEC finally got it right!

Phil Ngai, {ucbvax,decwrl,allegra}!amdcad!phil or phil@amd.com