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From: al@tolerant.UUCP (Albert Palmer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Atari host adaptor -vs- others, who is best deal?
Message-ID: <4058@tolerant.UUCP>
Date: 29 Mar 89 15:39:06 GMT
References: <8903272108.AA07858@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> <1015@afit-ab.arpa>
Reply-To: al@tolerant.UUCP (Albert Palmer)
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Organization: Tolerant Systems Inc., San Jose
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In article <1015@afit-ab.arpa> jlong@blackbird.afit.af.mil (Jeffrey K. Long) writes:
>Can someone tell me the advantages and disadvantages of using the Atari
>host adaptor for my home-brew hard-disk versus buying the (much)more
>expensive ICD or Supra or Berkley boards?  I already have a clock on my

The price I can buy the Atari host adaptor for is $60.  The Supra now
sells for $100.  (B&C Computervisions  Santa Clara,CA)  The Atari host
comes without the cable and needs the BMS pal to fix a problem it has.
This pushs the price of the Atari host up to the price of the Supra host.
Also the Supra has AtariDMA out and SCSI out.  This makes it easy later
when you want to add on.  And you can always sell the clock you have
now.

al palmer