OT: HVD SCSI controller

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Fri Aug 3 22:04:16 2001

Corporate Systems Center www.corpsys.com occasionally runs specials on diffy
controllers. I really dislike doing business with them, since I've repeatedly
found them to be dishonest, in that they misrepresent what they sell, but they
have occasionally advertised what you're after at prices lower than what you
mentioned (not the $20, though) If you hit the <misc.forsale.computers.storage>
newsgroup you may run onto one. They'll offer them cheaply, but if you beg,
they'll double their prices. The diffy version of the AHA2940 (to test stuff in
the PC) is the AHA-2944 but even when there aren't any bids, the price isn't
lower than for a single-ended 2940. That's usually somewhat over $30.

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Sudbrink" <bills_at_adrenaline.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 11:27 AM
Subject: RE: OT: HVD SCSI controller


> > > Price was about $20/30 from a surplus house. I've seen them
> > > anywhere from $20 or so up over $500 for the fancy external one.
> >
> > If you could mention the manufacturer... The places
> > I looked (referenced in the scsi faq) were $500 for
> > the bare internal version (50 pin) up to $795 for the
> > external version (68 pin LVD support). That was where
> > any price was mentioned at all (I figure the other places
> > were in the "If you to ask..." league).
> >
> > I would need a 68 to 68 pin converter, LVD not required.
>
> OK, as a final follow up to this, to my amazement, I just got
> a 68 pin HVD to 68 pin SE converter (guaranteed!) on ebay for
> $20 plus $5 shipping.
>
> Bill Sudbrink (who started this thread)
>
>
Received on Fri Aug 03 2001 - 22:04:16 BST