SCSI replacements (was Re: Data General computer)

5 Dec 2011

...
   - an ACARD
AEC7720U SCSI to IDE bridge adapter which I bought
 from the UK
   for approx UKP 46 including VAT, airmail postage etc.

 - an IDE to CF adapter which I bought of DealExtreme, Hong
 Kong for about EUR5.

 The ACARD adapter is connected to the narrow SCSI bus in a
 DEC Alpha running
 VMS. I use this for reading CF cards, not for running VMS
 from a CF card. 
UKP 46? Just looking on the web suggests nearer USD 249 for that
part. At UKP 46 I'd grab one (or more) for my VS4000 ...

I bought it in March 2008 from Worldspan Communications. Checking their website
http://www.span.com now, they are quoting me prices in Euro instead of UKP and
they are looking for EUR 104.73 including VAT (but excluding postage I think).

I think there was a big difference between the price of the narrow version and
the wide version at the time and that convinced me to buy the narrow version.
I don't remember but I probably did a bit of hunting to find a good price.

I briefly checked mine worked with an IDE disk when I got it but I haven't
checked to see how fast it is or whether there are any gotyas.

Regards,
Peter Coghlan.

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SCSI replacements (was Re: Data General computer)