[2127] in linux-scsi channel archive
Re: Cheap controller
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Paul A. Bender)
Tue Jul 8 17:07:07 1997
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 1997 15:46:21 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Paul A. Bender" <pbender@mail.orion.org>
To: Dave Wreski <dave@nic.com>
cc: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.95q.970707222218.5350B-100000@nic.com>
On Mon, 7 Jul 1997, Dave Wreski wrote:
>
> Hi all. I'm looking for a cheap controller to run a Pioneer DRM-604X
> multi-disc CDROM. Any ideas of something cheaper than a Adaptec or
> Buslogic that's still supported?
one possibility is to see if you can find a scsi card that came with
something like an old scanner... for example, I have sitting in front of
me a scanner card based on an ncr 53c400A, which is supported using the
generic scsi (this one happens to belong to a friend... and isn't
supported by win95 because it doesn't have an interupt)...It won't have a bios,
but you don't really need that for a cd-changer they can be found, though
you may have to ask arround, being sure the chip is supported (and
hopefully that it's marked to identify what any jumpers do)...
Paul
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