Re: [PARPORT] Linksys ParaSCSI Plus support?


grant@torque.net
Wed, 14 Oct 1998 19:19:07 -0400 (EDT)


> > Is there a driver floating around that works with the Linksys ParaSCSI
> > Plus adapter? The chip inside is an NCR 53C80E.
>
> According to the details I can find the NCR 53C80 was used in some Macs.
> I know that Grant has two drivers for the Adaptec Trantor interfaces.
>
> http://www.torque.net/parport/parscsi.html
>
> If you can lay your hands on some technical info regarding how the NCR chip
> is tied to the parallel port, this would be a big help. Perhaps the ParaSCSI is
> really a Trantor in disguise.

Actually, it is a Winbond device. The parallel port protocol is closely
related to the KingByte paride adapters. I don't have one, but some
investigations have been done in the past.

Once the new parallel port SCSI design bears fruit, we can think again
about looking at protocol modules for some of the less common adapters.

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