From cmcl2!phri!sci.ccny.cuny.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!ucsd!ames!dftsrv!afortin Mon Nov 26 13:52:23 EST 1990
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>From: afortin@reliant.gsfc.nasa.gov (Andre Fortin)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: SCSI -> floppy adapter
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cyliax@ecn.purdue.edu (Ingo Cyliax) writes:

>I'm looking for a SCSI to floppy adapter. I would like to add a 1.44Mb/720Kb
>3.5" floppy drive on a machine that only has SCSI. Who makes such an adapter?
>Got a used one that you want to get rid of ?

TEAC makes a 2.88M/1.44M/720K SCSI floppy disk (FD-235JS-401) that I have 
purchased and use on an embedded system.  The SCSI controller is already
mounted on the drive.  It comes with a good manual to describe all of its
characteristics (timing diagrams, jumper positions, etc).  It hasn't
given me any problems.  However; if you don't have $400 or already have a
floppy then consider an OMTI SCSI controller/interface board that handles
5-1/4, 3-1/2, and 8 inch disk drives.  Here's the address for the OMTI 
controllers (they might be out of business):

Scientific Micro Systems, INC
339 N. Bernardo Ave
PO Box 7777
Mountain View, CA 94039
(415)964-5700


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From cmcl2!yale!umich!caen!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ames!sgi!dalton@dalton.esd.sgi.com Tue Nov 27 09:52:31 EST 1990
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>From: dalton@dalton.esd.sgi.com (Steve Dalton)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: SCSI -> floppy adapter
Summary: NCR ADP-20 Flexible Disk Drive Controller
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In article <1990Nov26.074100@ecn.purdue.edu>, cyliax@ecn.purdue.edu (Ingo Cyliax) writes:
> 
> I'm looking for a SCSI to floppy adapter. I would like to add a 1.44Mb/720Kb
> 3.5" floppy drive on a machine that only has SCSI. Who makes such an adapter?
> Got a used one that you want to get rid of ?
> 
> Thanks, -ingo
> 
> --
> /*                Ingo Cyliax    ECN, Electrical Engineering Bldg.          *
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>  *          ing@cc.purdue.edu    Work: (317) 494-9523                       *
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NCR has as SCSI Flexible Disk Drive Controller that mounts to either a 5.25"
or 3.5" standard floppy disk (1.44Mb/720Kb) drive.  The controller is based
on the SCSI Standard (CCS) and the Mode Sense/Mode Select command page formats
of the ANSI SCSI-2 Working Draft Proposal.  

The controller is called "ADP-20 Flexible Disk Controller" and can be acquired
at:    NCR Corporation
       3718 N. Rock Rd.
       Wichita, Kansas 67226
       (316) 636-8000

Hope it works.

 


From cmcl2!rutgers!att!linac!uwm.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!daver!news.chips.com!chuckl Tue Nov 27 10:21:17 EST 1990
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>From: chuckl@chips.com (Chuck Linsley)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: SCSI -> floppy adapter
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Date: 27 Nov 90 05:57:02 GMT
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In article <4004@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov> afortin@reliant.gsfc.nasa.gov (Andre Fortin) writes:
>However; if you don't have $400 or already have a
>floppy then consider an OMTI SCSI controller/interface board that handles
>5-1/4, 3-1/2, and 8 inch disk drives.  Here's the address for the OMTI 
>controllers (they might be out of business):
>
>Scientific Micro Systems, INC
>339 N. Bernardo Ave
>PO Box 7777
>Mountain View, CA 94039
>(415)964-5700

SMS was bought by Televideo a little over a year ago.  The new address
is:

550 E. Brokaw Rd.
San Jose, CA  95134(?)
(408) 954-8333

Televideo was running the remnants of SMS as a separate subsidiary 
for a while, then I think they merged it into the parent company.
I'm not sure of the current status of either the company or their 
products.  Everyone I knew there who has any sense has gone elsewhere.

Chuck Linsley
chuckl@chips.com
The above is not an official position of Chips and Technologies, Inc.


From cmcl2!phri!sci.ccny.cuny.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!uunet!ingr!b11!gibson Wed Nov 28 14:42:28 EST 1990
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>From: gibson@b11.ingr.com (Stan Gibson)
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Subject: Re: SCSI -> floppy adapter
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In article <1990Nov26.074100@ecn.purdue.edu> cyliax@ecn.purdue.edu (Ingo Cyliax) writes:
>
>I'm looking for a SCSI to floppy adapter. I would like to add a 1.44Mb/720Kb
>3.5" floppy drive on a machine that only has SCSI. Who makes such an adapter?


Teac makes such an adapter. I have before me a spec sheet on an FC-1 FDD
to SCSI I/F. They also make floppy drives with a SCSI controller built-in.
This is model FD-335HS or FD335JS.

The phone number on the brochure is (213) 726-0303.  Good luck!!


From cmcl2!rutgers!usc!sdd.hp.com!news.cs.indiana.edu!noose.ecn.purdue.edu!news Tue Dec 11 12:15:12 EST 1990
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>From: cyliax@dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu (Ingo Cyliax)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: SCSI floppy controllers (summary)
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I while back I asked about SCSI floppy controller, here is a summary of
what I found. It's not very complete, but it's a starting point. BTW,
I have no connections with any of vendors. Arrow Electronics ended
up being my local distributor for both the Teac and NCR products. Hope
this helps.

TEAC America Inc.
(213) 727-7682, 726-0303

	FD-235HS-302	3.5" 1.44Mb SCSI floppy (using FC-1)
	FD-235JS-401	3.5" 2.88Mb SCSI floppy (using FC-1)
	FD-55GS-704	5.25" SCSI floppy (using FC-1)

	FD-235J-401	3.5" 2.88Mb floppy (without FC-1)

	FC-1		SCSI floppy controller only (not avail. seperately?)	

NCR Corporation
3718 N. Rock Rd.
Wichita, Kansas 67226
(316) 636-8000

	ADP-20-01	5.25" SCSI adapter
	ADP-20-03	3.5" SCSI adapter 1.44Mb
	ADP-20-05	3.5" SCSI adapter 2.88Mb (avail. 1Q 1991)

	
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From cmcl2!hsdndev!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!van-bc!rsoft!mindlink!a186 Tue Mar 26 10:53:21 EST 1991
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>From: Harvey_Taylor@mindlink.UUCP (Harvey Taylor)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Summary: SCSI Floppy sources
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    A couple of weeks ago I asked for sources to SCSI based floppies.
 Here is what I have turned up.

    Manufacturers:  TEAC
                    NCR

    Dealers......:  Tulin
                    Arrow
                    Traxx
                    MacWarehouse
                    PLI
                    Digital Instrumentation Inc.

    Apparently DEC & SUN also use SCSI based floppies on some models.
 Here's the details.

---
TEAC America Inc.
(213)727-7682
(213)726-0303

        FD-235HS-302    3.5" 1.44Mb SCSI floppy (using FC-1)
        FD-235JS-401    3.5" 2.88Mb SCSI floppy (using FC-1)
        FD-55GS-704     5.25" SCSI floppy (using FC-1)
        FD-235J-401     3.5" 2.88Mb floppy (without FC-1)
        FC-1            SCSI floppy controller only (not avail. seperately?)

---
NCR Corporation
3718 N. Rock Rd.
Wichita, Kansas 67226
(316) 636-8000

        ADP-20-01       5.25" SCSI adapter
        ADP-20-03       3.5" SCSI adapter 1.44Mb
        ADP-20-05       3.5" SCSI adapter 2.88Mb (avail. 1Q 1991)

---
Tulin Corp.
2156h O'Toole Ave.
San Jose  CA. 95131
(408)432-9025

        03/03/91 PriceList
        TLFD2N  (FD-235HS)      US$179
        TLFD4N  (FD-235JS)      US$219

---
Traxx Electronics (800) 621-3102
        [I don't know what they have.]

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Arrow Electronics (800) 777 2776
        [I don't know what they have.]

---
Digital Instrumentation Tech.
901  18th St. #11000
Los Alamos, NM 87544
USA
(505)662-1459

        According to NextWorld, Jan/Feb/1991, Page 93
        CubeFloppy 2.9  @ US$520

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PLI
Peripheral Land Inc.
47421 Bayside Pkwy.
Fremont, CA 94538
USA
(415)657-2211

        According to NextWorld, Jan/Feb/1991, Page 93
        SuperFloppy2.8      @ US$499
        TurboFloppy1.4      [Direct price unknown]

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MacWarehouse
1690 Oak St.
P.O. Box 3031
Lakewood, NJ 08701
(908)367-0440
(908)905-9279 FAX
(800)255-6227

        According to MacUser, April 1991, Page 187
        PLI TurboFloppy1.4  @ US$359
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    That's it. Have fun.
    -het

    PS.
    If anybody has any info on other SCSI based drives, please send me
 a reference.

    Disclaimer: I have not used any of this stuff yet. I am just looking
    for an easy way to put 2.88Meg drives on my Amiga.

 "So long as it's hidden in the OS,
       I don't care if it uses blue men from mars." -Randell Jesup

 Harvey Taylor      Meta Media Productions
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