7 Apr
2007
7 Apr
'07
7:04 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Leonard" <trixter at oldskool.org>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 1:32 PM
Subject: 8-bit ISA SCSI cards?
I'm restoring a few more 5150s and realized that,
although my MFM
hardware stores are being depleted, I'm just maggoty with SCSI drives,
from 40MB to 18GB. Can anyone recommend any 8-bit ISA SCSI adapters by
model, name, or whatever I can use to search for them on ebay?
Also, do such 8-bit adapters have an onboard BIOS? It would be great if
I didn't have to boot off of a floppy disk just to access the hard
drive... I have a CorelSCSI card at home, but when I plug it in it
doesn't do anything at POST, and I don't have a driver or software to
test the card anyway :-/
PS: If anyone knows of any sources for the ADP50 or similarly functional
8-bit ISA IDE adapters, that would be much appreciated as well. Thanks!
--
I have a VVSCD-08 V1.2 card with a Future Domain TMC-950 chip on it. IRQ can
be set to 3,4,5,9 but I only see the TMC chip on it so if there is no ROM
its probably not bootable. The oldest ISA machine I currently have is a
386/40, if you want me to connect a drive to the card and see if its
bootable let me know.
I have another 8 bit card but its for external SCSI only, are you trying for
an Internal drive?
Someday if I snag an XT or Tandy 1000 Desktop I plan on using the 8 bit
SCSI as well as an 8 bit Paradise VGA card in it. Having CGA and VGA on the
same machine with dual monitors would be kind of interesting.
TZ