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Xref: sserve comp.periphs.scsi:15262 comp.os.386bsd.questions:6803 comp.unix.osf.osf1:1378 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!uwm.edu!rpi!psinntp!psinntp!wlnntp.psi.com!usenet From: "Andrew Luck" <p00078@psilink.com> Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi,comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.unix.osf.osf1 Subject: Re: Driver for Adaptec 274xT Date: Fri, 12 Nov 93 11:09:19 -0400 Organization: PSILink (DOS v3.6beta) MailDrop Delux Lines: 55 Message-ID: <2962194981.0.p00078@psilink.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: worldlink.com In-Reply-To: <CGDFu3.477@tfs.com> X-Mailer: PSILink-DOS (3.6 BETA-1) Tirade at bottom of this post. >DATE: Fri, 12 Nov 1993 09:03:39 GMT >FROM: Julian Elischer <julian@TFS.COM> > >In article <1993Nov9.163202.2387@chpc.org>, Heas <heas@chpc.org> wrote: >>hi all, >> I am looking for a PD driver for an Adaptec 274x[T] EISA SCSI card. >>This is the new 2 channel + floppy SCSI card which replaces the 174x. It >>features a new 29 bit RISC based processor. >> >> does anyone have one or know if someone is currently working on >>writing one? where can I get a copy or get in touch with the writer ? I >>wish to port this to OSF1/mk. >*giggle* > >HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA >oh stopit you're killing me >I can't breath! > **SNORT** > > hoho ho.. > *gasp* > > No, > > I wrote most of the 386bsd(etc) SCSI drivers and I'd LOVE to write a driver > for the 274x, but adaptec are keeping the interface secret > you have to: > 1/ Pay money > 2/ sign non-disclosure.. > > hmm another good company shoots itself in the foot (head?) > > julian > WHAT IS THIS BULLSH*T ! Two months ago I bought a CompuAdd 486-66 tower (please hold your comments) which has an onboard SCSI-II (FAST) chip (Adaptec 7770) which is two channel or wide (theoretically). To use it I have to load an ASPI7DOS driver, which is also used for the 274x series. Do I now see that Adaptec is making it VERY DIFFICULT for device driver writes to interface with this on-the-motherboard chip. Didn't anybody learn squat from IBM and the OS/2 device driver debacle ? YOU MAKE IT EASY FOR PEOPLE TO EXTEND YOUR HARDWARE/SOFTWARE, SO THEY WILL WANT TO PLAY WITH IT, AND ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO DO THE SAME, WHICH WILL INCREASE SALES ! If I have to buy a separate adapter to run linux, etc., with SCSI, it WON'T BE ADAPTEC. Where's my charge card, dammit!