Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!bloom-beacon!gatech!mcnc!rti!xyzzy!jonesjg From: jonesjg@xyzzy.UUCP (Greg Jones) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: What is the status of the A2090? Message-ID: <409@xyzzy.UUCP> Date: Mon, 30-Nov-87 15:29:07 EST Article-I.D.: xyzzy.409 Posted: Mon Nov 30 15:29:07 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 3-Dec-87 06:07:27 EST References: <1987Nov24.144055.2477@mntgfx.mentor.com> <2869@cbmvax.UUCP> <407@xyzzy.UUCP> Reply-To: jonesjg@dg-rtp.UUCP () Organization: Data General Corporation, Research Triangle, NC Lines: 41 Keywords: amiga hard disk controller In article <407@xyzzy.UUCP> jonesjg@dg-rtp.UUCP () writes: >I was talking to the local Amiga Dealer about the 2090, and he told me he cannot >complete the systems he has already sold that are waiting on controllers >(Like ME ;-)) He has starting looking for a new source of disk controllers. > >It looks like he may try to work out some deal with Progressive Peripherals ^^^^^^^^^^^ Sorry I ment Pacific Peripherals, I got the name wrong! >on their SCSI controller. Does anyone own a controller from Progressive ^^^^^^^^^^^ Pacific >Peripherals ????? If so how well does it work in the 2000 ?? > Having never owned a hard disk on an Amiga I would like to know more about the software that makes everything work. (I'm sure there are others with these same burning questions !) 1) The device driver (harddisk.device). I would guess that this must be provided by the supplier of the controller ?? Does the Commodore driver support any NON commodore interfaces ? Where would I get a copy of the Commodore harddisk.device ?? 2) Using a 3rd party disk controller -- If I get the SCSI controller from Pacific Peripherals, with the device driver, will I be able to see all the 'harddisk performance enhancements' rumored in 1.3 of the Amiga- dos ?? 3) Using a 3rd party disk controller -- How would this effect running some other operating system (ie. Unix on a 68020 coprocessor card)? My guess would be that any 3rd party controller would not be supported by commodore, and that for the disk to work with the new OS, I would have to either wait on Pacific Peripherals to write a driver for it or write my own. Will this be the case, any speculation ?? If I did end up writing my own driver, what information about the controller will I need ?? 4) What other software modules are required for harddisk operation, and who provides them. (ie... formatter, consistency checking programs, backup utilities, diagnostics )? Thanks in Advance