16 Dec
2005
16 Dec
'05
6:17 p.m.
On 12/16/2005 at 1:01 AM Jim Leonard wrote:
This reminds me -- what's a good 8-bit SCSI adapter
for IBM PC 5150-class
machines? I've got SCSI drives here that I'd like to put to use, but all
I have for this machine is a Western Digital MFM controller.
Don't overlook things like PC sound cards--some had SCSI adapters built on
for CD drives. Old Bernoilli and scanner adapters are anohter sounce,
assuming that you can find drivers for all of these--you need only get as
far as ASPI support if you don't want to boot the drives. There are
ASPI-interfaced general purpose drivers and utilities to go the rest of the
way.
A clue to finding drivers is to locate the SCSI LSI chip. The Trantor
T130, for example, has an NCR 53C400.
Cheers,
Chuck