IBM-PC and SCSI

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Thu Dec 28 15:49:36 2000

... Future Domain, Trantor, Iomega, Western Digital, (and a number of clones
of the WD), and, of course, NCR. later to become SYMBIOS.

Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Pechter" <pechter_at_pechter.dyndns.org>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 2:37 PM
Subject: Re: IBM-PC and SCSI


> > I recently picked up a Fujitsu M2266SA HDD. This is a 1M SCSI
> > 5 1/2 " drive with a black bezel like the IBM-PC MFM drives and
> > will fit in the same space. The vendor said it was SCSI-1 but
> > TheRef says it is SCSI-2 and Fujitsu doesn't say.
> >
> > I have a heavily modified PC(5150) with an Intel 386 Onboard card
> > as Allison has on her Leading Edge 8086 (BTW, I have a lead
> > >ajp < to someone that has the mem-expander daughter card)
> >
> > However I have no info on whether it would be possible to add a
> > SCSI card to an IBM-PC. I have an Adaptec 1522A ISA SCSI card
> > and likely others in my card box. Was there a SCSI card for the
> > PC ? If so, would this possibly, with this configuration, allow you to
> > transcend the 5-slot limits of the PC. And of course to have 1 meg
> > storage for programs. WHEEEEE!!!
> >
> > Am I in fantasy-land or could I have a system to confound the
> > leading-edgers, altho it already does that. "NO IT ISN'T POSSIBLE
> > ON SUCH AN EARLY COMPUTER" . He he he he, chortle.
> >
> > ciao larry
> >
> >
> >
> > Reply to:
> > lgwalker_at_look.ca
> >
> >
>
> It's doable, I think...depending upon your availale slots and such.
>
> There were cards from Trantor and Future Domain for SCSI on 8-bit
> PC slots...
>
> www.hitechcafe.com -- under controller cards.
>
> ISA 8BIT SCSI-2 H/D ONLY+ $5.00
> Item #: TMC850 Manufacturer: FUTURE DOMAIN
> ISA 8BIT SCSI H/D ONLY FUTURE DOMAIN $5.00
> Item #: TMC850MER Manufacturer: FUTURE DOMAIN
> ISA 8BIT SCSI C.C RANCHO TECHNOLOGIES + $15.00
> Item #: RT1000B-2 Manufacturer: RANCHO TECHNOLOGIES
>
> The main trick will be finding SCSI drivers for these babies if you
> want to use anything beyond bios access on 'em.
>
> --Bill
>
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Received on Thu Dec 28 2000 - 15:49:36 GMT

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