CompuServe Messages

Rob, Thanks very much for the review of the SCSI cabling. I'm pretty sure I'll go ahead and do the EISA upgrade. Maybe single-walletly I will cause the price of EISA peripherals do drop due to the increased volume I generate. My clone dealer will swap out my 486-33 ISA motherboard for one with not only EISA, but a double-clutchin' CPU for $475. Notice how $150 is already passe! A fellow in the COREL forum (SCSI section) recommended BusLogic/Bustek 742 or 747 boards. I haven't found out details about them yet, but they are CorelSCSI approved, and Adaptec's 1742 isn't. Whatever that's worth!? He also said that BusLogic is doing the built-in ASPI manager for NT. And it looks like I'm headed the NT way. Not with the greatest enthusiasm… So on the cabling, I'll need a bulkhead connector on the back of the box with a Centronics on one side and the 50-pin ribbon connector on the other and go from there? I guess terminators come in both Centronics and ribbon style? There are are some parts stores around here I'll check out, but just to be safe I should have the phone number of your source in Houston if you can spare it! Such grand plans! <g> Upgrading the PC will slow me down a bit getting the CD-rom, but I'll get there! Dave McKeen