Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!csn!news.den.mmc.com!iplmail.orl.mmc.com!usenet From: GM@gmthree.orl.mmc.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard,alt.multimedia,alt.cd-rom Subject: Re: SB16 SCSI w/3401 Date: Mon, 06 Jun 94 15:57:11 EDT Organization: IPL InterNetNews site Lines: 36 Message-ID: <2svv5i$kan@theopolis.orl.mmc.com> References: <1994Jun3.104436.31499@news.datasrv.co.il> NNTP-Posting-Host: gmthree.orl.mmc.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Newsreader: NEWTNews & Chameleon -- TCP/IP for MS Windows from NetManage Xref: cdrom.com comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard:16064 alt.cd-rom:4604 Lenny, I use this combination myself(3401B and SB 16 SCSI) with excellent success. The SB card contains an ADAPTEC 1520 chip and includes the ADAPTEC EZ SCSI setup software. It works quite well and is very fast. Audio is much improved over the older SB adapters. You really need the extra speed for most of the new games. Single-speed just doesn't cut it. Shalom, -GM- *************** TANSTAAFL ***************** ******************************************** gm@gmthree.orl.mmc.com In article <1994Jun3.104436.31499@news.datasrv.co.il>, writes: > Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard,alt.cd-rom,alt.multimedia > Date: Fri, 3 Jun 1994 10:44:36 GMT > X-Newsreader: TIN Ýversion 1.2 PL2¨ > Lines: 10 > Xref: iplmail.orl.mmc.com comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard:47067 alt.cd-rom:25165 > > I am new to the world of multimedia and thoroughly confused. If I buy a > SB16 SCSI card, can I plug a SCSI cd-rom drive like the Toshiba 3401 > directly into it and therefore I won't have to buy a separate SCSI > controller? Would there be any advantage in buying a separate > controller? My kids will be using the system mostly for games and > educational stuff (encyclopedias, etc.). Is the speed of the 3401 > necessary in these applications? Do I need a SB16 for these > applications. I'd appreciate any clarification that you could give me. > Thanks in advance, >