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From: karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Karl Denninger)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: RLL formats & SCO Xenix
Summary: You bet; the WD1006 is a good board
Message-ID: <1990Feb5.215821.304@ddsw1.MCS.COM>
Date: 5 Feb 90 21:58:21 GMT
References: <26483@cup.portal.com> <272@bahamut.fsc.com>
Reply-To: karl@mcs.MCS.COM (Karl Denninger)
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Organization: Macro Computer Solutions, Inc. - Mundelein, IL
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In article <272@bahamut.fsc.com> jim@bahamut.fsc.com (James O'Connor) writes:
>
>One system has been running for over a year, and the other for 2 months,
>without a single disk drive related problem on either.  As far as Xenix is
>concerned, the WD1006V-SR2 looks like any other ST-506 controller.  Despite
>the bad press it seems to have received lately, I think there are several
>people (my self included) who would recommend the WD1006V-SR2.  So, if you
>don't have one, you may want to ask your vendor to supply one for you.  I have
>no directo experience with other RLL controllers, but have been told the
>WD1006 is the best of the bunch.  (Karl Denniger, would you agree?)

You bet.  It has only one real weakness; it can't be jumpered for a
secondary address.  For that we use the 2370B; it does have the jumpers.

The WD1006 is faster under Xenix.  Under ISC I don't have the numbers on 
them both, although I guess I should do the tests -- we do have both boards 
here. :-)

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