8 Mar
2001
8 Mar
'01
1:14 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck McManis" <cmcmanis(a)mcmanis.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: Value of a small VAX farm
Back before I knew I could use such things, I turned
down an offer for
half
a dozen "DSSI <-> SCSI" bridge cards.
These things talked DSSI to the
VAX
and could talk to 7 SCSI devices. It presented like an
HSC box. Sigh.
Sigh indeed.
Below from http://www.ficompinc.com/CMD/index.htm
Device
Price
CBI-1000/T VAX SCSI TAPE $1400
CBI-1000/M VAX SCSI DISK $1400
CBI-1000/TM VAX SCSI DISK & TAPE $1400
CBI-1010/T VAX SCSI TAPE $1900
CBI-1010/M VAX SCSI DISK $1900
CBI-1010/TM VAX SCSI DISK & TAPE $1900
That's the SCSI controllers
CDI-4000-SDA SCSI-DSSI KIT / 1 DEVICE CALL
CDI-4000-SDB SCSI-DSSI KIT / 2 DEVICE CALL
CDI-4000-SDC SCSI-DSSI KIT / 3 DEVICE $950
These sound similar in concept to what you describe, though I've no idea
what they look like.
The price is a bit of a stunner.
Cheers
Geoff Roberts
Computer Systems Manager
Saint Mark's College
Port Pirie,
South Australia
geoffrob(a)stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au
netcafe(a)tell.net.au
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