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#TOshiba 3401 DRiver

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#41465From: Charlie BenetFeb 28, 1993 2:17 PM

I'm using COREL SCSI! on my Toshiba 3401 — no problems at all.

#41945From: Bob PlummerMar 4, 1993 9:17 PM

I don't have a drive yet, but will probably get a 3401. Pardon the dumb question, but what is Corel SCSI? I'm guessing it's a driver, not a SCSI card. If so, what distinguishes it from other drivers? Many thanks, Bob Plummer

#41989From: Charlie BenetMar 5, 1993 2:28 AM

CORELSCSI! is sort of a universal-driver for SCSI devices; at least it's "universal" as far as the devices for which COREL gives a "certification" — at this point the 3401 is NOT certified but the COREL spokesperson (in the COREL forum) says that things are looking good for that device. CORELSCSI! is just software and you STILL have to have a software piece, provided by the host adapter manufacturer (be it ADAPTEC, BusTek, etc), that provides an API interface (called ASPI for Advanced Scsi Programming Interface) that CORELSCSI! uses via calls. The host adapter software doesn't know anything about the actual devices attached to the board — it knows about SCSI timings, protocol etc.

#41990From: Charlie BenetMar 5, 1993 2:28 AM

There is a packaging of CORELSCSI! that also comes with an 8-bit SCSI host adapter card. I have found the software by itself for $79 and the software with the host adapter card for $99. Although I already owned an ADAPTEC 1740, I figured the extra $20 was probably worth it to get an extra SCSI card. And I have used that card when I want to take my CD-ROM to other computers temporarily.

#42106From: Don BradyMar 6, 1993 10:56 AM

Can you say where you found the SCSI adapter (Adaptec 1740 ?) and Corel for $99 ? Also most OS's (NT, OS/2, Linux) say they support the Adaptec 1542 but not all list the 1740. Would it be the case that the 1740 with a CD ROM Drive would appear identical to a 1542 and so should work? Thanks, Don

#42372From: Kenneth PorterMar 8, 1993 10:19 PM

You should try the COREL forum, but briefly, the 174x is a superset of the 154x. The 154x is a busmaster for ISA buses, and the 174x does the same for EISA. The latter defaults to running in a 154x emulation mode. The card that comes with Corel SCSI! is a minimal SCSI controller; the high-performance Adaptec cards normally run for about $250 (154x) or $400 (174x). You don't say where you live, but I just saw the product at Fry's in Sunnyvale, CA. If you need drives, cables, or terminators, check out NCA Peripherals down the street.

#42472From: Charlie BenetMar 9, 1993 9:21 PM

I don't know if I said I got CORELSCSI! with an Adaptec card. It comes with an 8-bit LS-2000 SCSI card. However, I DO use an Adaptec 1742 on my machine and CORELSCSI! seems to work with it — even though it is NOT certified as yet (by Corel). I think the 1540 IS certified (go to the COREL forum and look at their library — there's a '.TXT' file that contains all the drives/cards that are currently certified). I got CORELSCSI! from NCA Peripherals 1202 Kifer Road Sunnyvale, Ca. 94086 1-408-739-9010

#42150From: Bob PlummerMar 6, 1993 8:18 PM

Charlie– Many thanks for the info! –Bob

#42072From: Joseph CarchidiMar 5, 1993 11:29 PM

Corel SCSI is an attempt to support as many SCSI drives as possible. So, the list is constantly being updated. I don't know how Corel started this project, but it seems that Adaptec, the gold standard of SCSI adapters, has embraced this driver suite. Look, it's the only glimer of hope where drivers and devices were previously a tower of Babel.