#SCSI control of ST506
30-Dec-86 09:41:55
Sb: #SCSI control of ST506
Fm: Jim Nelson 76174,2142
To: Larry Phillips/ICUG 74025,636
I'll make it easy on Ed:
Emulex makes a SCSI bussed dual ST506 drive controller, the MD01 for $395. It
has a 5 1/4" form factor (meaning that it will fit inside the case of a 5 1/4"
Winchester). Available from Kierulff, 1-800-367-7767
Western Digital makes a board that does the same thing, the WD1003A-SCS
Winchester Disk Controller, for $225. Available from Kierulff.
These folks also make ESDI/SCSI links, SASI controllers for ST506 drives, and
SCSI links to streaming tape drives. And Kierulff has all this stuff in their
86-87 Systems Product Guide.
The best of all is the Optotech SCSI optical disk drive controller at $650.
They sell a 5 1/4" 244 Mbyte drive for $3400, and an evaluation module
including software for $5000. Doesn't sound cheap.
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The proposed standard, SCSI/PLUS, will support networking between
coprocessors much better than SCSI.