Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!ateng!chip From: chip@ateng.ateng.com (Chip Salzenberg) Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix Subject: Re: Future Domain SCSI controller for AT bus Message-ID: <1988Oct17.113009.8481@ateng.ateng.com> Date: 17 Oct 88 15:30:08 GMT References: <522@m3.mfci.UUCP> <1988Oct10.131128.3477@ateng.ateng.com> <7077@icdi10.uucp> Organization: A T Engineering, Tampa, FL Lines: 22 According to fr@icdi10.uucp (Fred Rump from home): >It was my understanding that Xenix 2.4 (Tandy's own) was required to run SCSI. >Inquiries to SCO have indicated that SCSI is not supported by 2.3. >So if the 'ateng' system uses SCSI on a 286 - what gives? Does it really look >like a ST-506 to the software? Is that why the slowness exists? First, realize that when Tandy and SCO talk about SCSI support, they mean built-in support for the Adaptec AHA-1540. They don't mean SCSI in general! After all, anyone can write a device driver. That's what Corollary did at Future Domain's request; ateng is running -- slowly -- using the resulting driver. Perhaps I was mistaken about 2.3 including Adaptec support. My info was second hand. The slowness may be due to the controller or the driver or both. In truth, I don't care; it's just too slow. I'm ditching Future Domain as soon as possible. -- Chip Salzenberg or A T Engineering Me? Speak for my company? Surely you jest! Beware of programmers carrying screwdrivers.