Hep me!! scsi adapter DOS drivers (ot?)

From: Ian Koller <vze2mnvr_at_verizon.net>
Date: Tue Jan 1 12:33:22 2002

> But all I want to do is read a CD rom from $#_at_! DOS!

 But someone was having problems downloading these ASPI
managers from Adaptec's site, so it's a second alternative
source. Some might not have realized that if they have the
PCTools program, they may already have these drivers, and
just not have known it.

> Why would anybody use PC-Tools-anything???? It's dangerous
> even to have it the car, let alone bringing it inside ...

Dick, I used that program for a long time. I never had any
problems with it. I found it to be a useful suite of tools
for disk and file management in the "DOS" days.

> > Why not simply use what ADAPTEC provides?

Those ASPI managers were provided by Adaptec. They were the
"real deal". Licensed by Central Point Software to be included
in the PC Tools package.




Richard Erlacher wrote:
>

>
> Why not simply use what ADAPTEC provides? There's nothing else that does
> the job better, though there are MANY driver sets that do it worse, notably
> the stuff from IOMEGA.
>
> Dick
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ian Koller" <vze2mnvr_at_verizon.net>
> To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>; "Ben Franchuk" <bfranchuk_at_jetnet.ab.ca>;
> "Ron Hudson" <rhudson_at_cnonline.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 9:26 AM
> Subject: Re: Hep me!! scsi adapter DOS drivers (ot?)
> >
> > It's been a while, so I may not be remembering correctly,
> > but I think PC Tools had a series of Adaptec ASPI drivers
> > with it, probably to support the backup program ( to SCSI
> > tape drives ).
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Ben Franchuk wrote:
> > >
> > > Ron Hudson wrote:
> > > >
> > > > --probably off topic...
> > > >
> > > > I am not sure of the age of the board but
> > > > Adaptec seems to think it's not supportable
> > > > any more... :^(
> > > >
> > > > Anybody have DOS ASPI drivers for the
> > > > ADAPTEC AHA-1542CF??
> > > >
> > > > Tis an ISA scsi card with floppy attach
> > > > and I have it in a 486 machine
> > > >
> > > > ----------------------------------
> > > > The machine seems to be a 486dx in a "lunchbox"
> > > > style case with color lcd. looks like a normal
> > > > motherboard is inside..
> > > >
> > > > goes by the name of PCIII, with no other markings
> > > > as to MFG.
> > > >
> > > > Any one know anything about this?
> > >
> > > Don't look at me... I still have my 1542 in this PC here
> > > and no drivers.I could use the 'dos' drivers to read a CDROM just in
> > > case
> > > 95 crashes and I need to reload windows.
> > > --
> > > Ben Franchuk - Dawn * 12/24 bit cpu *
> > > www.jetnet.ab.ca/users/bfranchuk/index.html
> >
> >
Received on Tue Jan 01 2002 - 12:33:22 GMT