Pertec interface

Nico de Jong nico at farumdata.dk
Tue Jan 30 00:49:03 CST 2007


From: "Al Kossow" <aek at bitsavers.org>
> > I've observed that Pertec-to-SCSI adapters are even harder to find
>  > than PC interface cards.  The PC cards come up about every 2-3 months
>  > on eBay, but mostly without drivers.  I think I've seen exactly one
>  > SCSI-Pertec protocol converter in the last year--and the minimum bid
>  > was about $200.
>
> Here's a little secret, since I probably have enough of them now.
>
> Every Qualstar 1054 has a pertec-scsi bridge board in it. Early ones
> used NCR, later ones have their own design.
>

The same is true for the 34xx series. This is a Qualstar-developped board,
so there might be some mounting problems etc. Would it be relevant to put
the data/documentation on bitsavers?

Nico




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