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

From: Ian Koller <vze2mnvr_at_verizon.net>
Date: Tue Jan 1 18:31:17 2002

Dick,

  That was a strange one. Now I understand the reference to
it's being dangerous to even have in the car. Actually, I
found many tape backup programs to be unsatisfactory, mostly
because I was getting larger and larger tape drives faster
than the backup software ( that I liked ) was supporting
them. I like PC Tools for disk and file management. I haven't
ever really liked any tape backup software, to the point that
I hardly even like tape drives anymore, and would rather just
backup a hard drive to another hard drive of equal capacity.

                            Ian


Richard Erlacher wrote:
>
> I gave a fellow a ride to the office once, because his wife needed his car,
> since hers was in the shop. He had, in his briefcase, which he left in the
> car, a copy of the then-current PC-Tools suite, that he'd bought that
> morning at the computer store where I picked him up. At the moment we drove
> into the lot, all the systems in the building went down and wouldn't run
> again until I sent this fellow, together with my car, on an errand to fetch
> some parts, after which the systems all came up and functioned nicely until
> he returned, at which time the whole kit and caboodle crashed again. His
> wife later picked up the copy of PC-Tools from him, and, when she left with
> it, all the systems promptly came back to life and continued to operate
> nominally. This was, BTW, before Windows9x.
>
> >From this, I conclude that it wasn't the car, it wasn't the briefcase, it
> wasn't the guy, but it was that one item that apparently was the index.
>
> Dick
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ian Koller" <vze2mnvr_at_verizon.net>
> To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>; "Richard Erlacher" <edick_at_idcomm.com>; "Ben
> Franchuk" <bfranchuk_at_jetnet.ab.ca>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 11:33 AM
> Subject: Re: Hep me!! scsi adapter DOS drivers (ot?)
>
> >
> >
> > > 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
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
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