ISA SCSI controller on Alpha

[Jon_norstog AKA "Thursday"]

> Thanks to everyone for the responses. The KZPCM seems to be the most
> interesting solution, but it costs about USD 300 anew (which is more than
> the whole system is worth - and it's definitely not worth for just the
> ZIP drive), and it seems to be impossible to get one used on eBay (at
> least here in Europe). While it is possible to get a 3940, it has two
> identical channels, which means to also buy a bunch of adapters for the
> 8-bit-bus and those cost more than the SCSI adapter and the ZIP drive
> together. I think I just put the ZIP drive into my "spare parts reposi-
> tory"...
> 
> gero.

Dear Gero, & list:

Like a lot of SCSI cards the 3940 has a 50-pin (8-bit) outlet for one of
its channels.  As Jay pointed out, you can not boot from this card using
the SRM console.  You would need to boot from whatever you are using
now.

good luck

jn


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