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From: rthurlow@van-bc.UUCP (Rob Thurlow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Adaptec controller boards
Message-ID: <2277@van-bc.UUCP>
Date: 8 Mar 89 06:31:52 GMT
References: <36500062@iuvax>
Reply-To: rthurlow@van-bc.UUCP (Rob Thurlow)
Organization: Wimsey Associates, Vancouver, BC.
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In article <36500062@iuvax> jwd@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu writes:
>Could someone tell me what the difference is between the Adaptec
>4000 and 4000A hard disk controller cards?  And will either one
>work in combination with an ICD host adaptor and MFM drive?

NO!  The Adaptec 4000A is a combination of the Adaptec 4000 and 4010
interface cards, according to the Adaptec 40xx series manual.  You don't
want an Adaptec 4000 at all - either the 4000A or the 4070 will work fine.
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