Re: Adaptec AHA2940

James L. McGill (fishbowl@fotd.netcomi.com)
Fri, 3 Jan 1997 04:14:04 -0600 (CST)


On Thu, 2 Jan 1997, Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote:

> I've been using an AHA2940 for ages, and it works fine. However, there are
> some problems with changing SCSI adapters, e.g. a harddisk formatted with
> an Adaptec controller sometimes won't work with a NCR controller, and vice
> versa.

b..b..b..b..But... SCSI is supposed to be interchangeable, a fundamental
goal of the interface design. This is alarming news. Is NCR or Adaptec
at fault?

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