Ancient disk controllers

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Sat Apr 17 23:16:33 1999

My understanding prior to buying these controllers was that they were
incompatible with the WD1000 and 1001 series, and were not SASI or SCSI
either, thought they purportedly had a similar handshake. Beyond that, I
need to find and subsequently read the documents.

Dick
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Saturday, April 17, 1999 7:28 PM
Subject: Re: Ancient disk controllers


>> include a N8X305N processor, some N82S181N ROMs, an N8X371N with leads
going
>> right to the 50-pin connector, and five socketed WDC parts copyrighted in
1980:
>> WD1100V-03, WD1100V-01, WD1100V-04, WD1100V-05 and WD1100V-12. There is
a
>...
>> As I said, I was told when I bought it that it was a SCSI controller. I
>> remember trying to use it some years ago and not having much success.
Does
>> anyone have any info on this oddball?
>
>Sounds like a clone of the WD1000 or WD1001, which are nowhere close to
>either SASI or SCSI.
Received on Sat Apr 17 1999 - 23:16:33 BST