From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed Aug 28 21:32:13 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id VAA13238 for hardware-outgoing; Wed, 28 Aug 1996 21:32:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hp.com (hp.com [15.255.152.4]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id VAA13227 for ; Wed, 28 Aug 1996 21:32:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: from srmail.sr.hp.com by hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA262553122; Wed, 28 Aug 1996 21:32:03 -0700 Received: from hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com by srmail.sr.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA222803121; Wed, 28 Aug 1996 21:32:02 -0700 Received: from mina.sr.hp.com by hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA251423121; Wed, 28 Aug 1996 21:32:01 -0700 Message-Id: <199608290432.AA251423121@hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com> To: richard@pegasus.com (Richard Foulk) Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: DAT or removable device? In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 28 Aug 1996 17:07:52 -1001." <199608290308.RAA08662@pegasus.com> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 21:32:01 -0700 From: Darryl Okahata Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > The NCR controllers appear to be quite hard to find. When you folks > recommend a particular one please give a source if possible. How about NECX: http://www.necx.com [ I don't like their web site, but their prices can be respectable. Their shipping methods are pretty weird, though. The parts you order may be scattered in different warehouses across the country, and so a single order can result in multiple packages, delivered at different times. Also, I don't think I received a complete invoice for what I ordered, although everything did arrive reasonably quickly. Not a good sign, normally, but I'd order from them again. ] NECX sells the Data Technology DTC3130B (NCR-815-based w/BIOS -- see http://www.datatechnology.com) for around US$105. That's what I bought, and it's working like a champ under FreeBSD and Win95. Insight (http://www.insight.com) also sells the DTC3130B, but they were out of stock when I called. [ Insight is probably the better of these two vendors. ] Note that the DTC3130B appears to have passive termination. However, this isn't a problem for me, as I have to disable the controller's termination anyway (I've got both internal and external devices). -- Darryl Okahata Internet: darrylo@sr.hp.com DISCLAIMER: this message is the author's personal opinion and does not constitute the support, opinion, or policy of Hewlett-Packard, or of the little green men that have been following him all day.