On Tue, 20 Mar 2001, Brian Hechinger wrote:

> Carl Lowenstein drunkenly mumbled...
> > 
> > Actually, there is a CMD Qbus SCSI controller about to time out on eBay
> > this afternoon.  At $168.50 and still rising.  Similar things from
> > used-computer stores seem to run $700 and up.
> 
> yeah, that's quite a bit more than i'm willing to spend.  i would go as far as
> $50-$60 for a controller, but that's all i can justify spending.

That's a problem for all of us. Be happy that you're not dealing with
Unibus. Those SCSI controllers are even more rare and expensive...

> so who here has enough electronics know-how to build a SCSI controller?  i may
> be able to dig up an electronics guy who may be able to do so, but someone
> would have to write drivers for it.  i'll let you know what i find out.

Problem isn't building a SCSI controller, but the fact that you want it to
look like an MSCP controller from the computer perspective.

Having it talk raw SCSI isn't a good option. No boot programs exist, and
you'd also have problems booting it even if you did write you own boot
proms.

	Johnny

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