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Xref: sserve comp.periphs.scsi:15278 comp.os.386bsd.questions:6816 comp.unix.osf.osf1:1387 Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi,comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.unix.osf.osf1 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!agate!spool.mu.edu!sgiblab!tsoft!tedm From: tedm@tsoft.net (Ted Matsumura) Subject: Re: Driver for Adaptec 274xT Message-ID: <CGEzD8.GJH@tsoft.net> Keywords: scsi adaptec driver Organization: TSoft BBS and Public Access Unix, +1 415 969 8238 References: <1993Nov9.163202.2387@chpc.org> <CGDFu3.477@tfs.com> <2c09tq$mji@homer.cs.mcgill.ca> Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1993 05:03:02 GMT Lines: 37 In article <2c09tq$mji@homer.cs.mcgill.ca> storm@cs.mcgill.ca (Marc WANDSCHNEIDER) writes: >In article <CGDFu3.477@tfs.com>, Julian Elischer <julian@TFS.COM> wrote: >> >> 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?) > > Adaptec has long been a bizarre company. They originally > didn't offer ANY technical support at all, so many vendors > were boycotting their products. Then they did offer some, > and many people felt that it was still kinda crappy. > > Now they're pulling this weird crap with their (supposedly alarmingly > buggy) new controllers... > > It's enough to make me think that the 34F is the net controller > to get. > > > TOodlepiP! > Marc 'em. > >-- >----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Marc Wandschneider Seattle, WA >Barney the Dinosaur sings! You faint... Barney sings! Barney sings! --More-- >You Die... --More-- The tech. support there is now pretty good. I don't think any of their competitors have 800 numbers, 20 line BBS's, fax back, etc. Ted