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From: papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Harddisk for amiga
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Date: 16 Apr 88 18:30:27 GMT
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In article <252@vedge.UUCP| lai@vedge.UUCP (David Lai) writes:
|In article <938@unccvax.UUCP|, wdg@unccvax.UUCP (Doug Gullett) writes:
|| I am not familiar with OMTI-controllers.  Could someone fill me in
|| about them.
|
|I think what they are referring to are SCSI to ST506 adapters manufactured
|by OMTI.  I'm not sure if OMTI is still in business or not but I have the
|following number:
|
|	SMS (don't know what it stands for)  phone (415) 964-5700
|	(I think they either manufacture the boards, or bought out
|	 whoever used to).

OMTI controllers are some of the BEST around.  The original controllers that
IBM was selling for the XT and AT were manufactured by OMTI.

I just bought one for my BridgeCard from Sunnyvale Memories:

1-800-262-3475 (outside CA)
1-800-922-3475 (in CA)

These are some of the prices:

XT Controllers (fine for BridgeCard):
OMTI 5520-10 MFM $65
OMTI 5227-10 RLL $85

AT Controllers:
OMTI 8240 MFM $155
OMTI 8247 RLL $200

Sunnyvale memories will sell PC kits with one of the XT OMTI controllers and
miniscribe 3.25 in disks from Miniscribe (8425 22M MFM, 8438 32M RLL).  
The 20M MFM kit is $320, the 32M RLL kit is $350.

They are very knowlegebale about the Amiga and which hardware will work with 
BridgeCards etc.  They have a 2 page ad in the latest Computer Shopper and 
Ted Drude article on Amiga Hard Disk recommends them.

-- Marco
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