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From: dinolt@wdl1.UUCP (George W Dinolt)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: ICD or BMS host (for ST-Minix) ?
Message-ID: <5650009@wdl1.UUCP>
Date: 19 Apr 89 18:43:11 GMT
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I have a BMS200 which I am using with the the original ADAPTEC
controller distributed by BMS controlling 2 drives of different sizes
and speeds.  I put it all together in an  XT style case with a 150
Watt power supply.  It all came together quiet easily and works
marvellously well both under TOS and MINIX.  (60 MB total is almost
enough.)  I haven't tried the ``supra speed tests'' yet since backing
up all that without a tape is a real pain and takes a lot of disks.
(I do have backups but they are of the incremental sort so if disaster
strikes, it will take me some time to recover - word to the wise.)  I
have no experience with other approaches so I can't tell you how this
approach compares with them.

I would have mailed this to you directly but our notes program did not
leave enough of an address to do so.  

George Dinolt 
dinolt@wdl1.fac.ford.com, ...!sgi!wdl1!dinolt (408) 473-4150 (USA)

DISCLAIMER: I have no connections with Berkeley Micro Systems, Atari,
Prentice Hall ... .  Any statements I make are, at best, reflections
of my own opinions.  (At worst they are gubbish.)