From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 00:01:06 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 906 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Thursday 05 August 2004 Number 906 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 Chkdsk & SCSI : Peter L Allen" 2 Re: Chkdsk & SCSI : John Angelico" 3 Re: Chkdsk & SCSI : Peter L Allen" 4 Re: Chkdsk & SCSI : John Angelico" 5 Re: Chkdsk & SCSI : David Shearer" **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 11:07:52 +1000 (EST) From: "Peter L Allen" Subject: Chkdsk & SCSI What's the relationship between installed memory and the max size partition chkdsk can handle? Running FP12 ATM. Vendors of Tekram SCSI adapters in AUS? Regards, allenpl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 2 ==========================** Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 11:36:17 +1000 (AEST) From: "John Angelico" Subject: Re: Chkdsk & SCSI On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 11:07:52 +1000 (EST), Peter L Allen wrote: Hi Peter. (any relation to the fella who called Australia home - from New York?) >What's the relationship between installed memory and the max size partition chkdsk >can handle? Running FP12 ATM. None afaik. Has more to do with the age of the chkdsk program. >Vendors of Tekram SCSI adapters in AUS? Umm, probably swap meets but Tekram and OS/2 don't usually go together IIRC - eCS had more complicated handling for these cards as compared to say Adaptec. Any particular reason for wanting Tekram? Have you searched with say Google? Best regards John Angelico OS/2 SIG os2 at melbpc dot org dot au or talldad at kepl dot com dot au ___________________ PMTagline v1.50 - Copyright, 1996-1997, Stephen Berg and John Angelico .... Why is it that the best taglines are always much too lo ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 3 ==========================** Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 12:23:04 +1000 (EST) From: "Peter L Allen" Subject: Re: Chkdsk & SCSI John, Pretty quick off the mark there! Probably due to a more conservative lifestyle I'm still calling Aus home! And yes it has been mentioned more than once - only by old geezers tho The Chkdsk bit arises from playing around and being told that there wasn't enough memory to process a large partition - this box has 256K. Was able to chkdsk a 4G partition but haven't experimented further as yet. Tekram - value - cables and terminators are included - claim OS2 support. Seen good reports from Doze users and some years back success with OS2. Any one out there running a fairly recent one? Regards, allenpl On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 11:36:17 +1000 (AEST), John Angelico wrote: >On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 11:07:52 +1000 (EST), Peter L Allen wrote: > >Hi Peter. > >(any relation to the fella who called Australia home - from New York?) > >>What's the relationship between installed memory and the max size partition chkdsk >>can handle? Running FP12 ATM. > >None afaik. Has more to do with the age of the chkdsk program. > >>Vendors of Tekram SCSI adapters in AUS? > >Umm, probably swap meets but Tekram and OS/2 don't usually go together IIRC - >eCS had more complicated handling for these cards as compared to say Adaptec. > >Any particular reason for wanting Tekram? Have you searched with say Google? > > >Best regards >John Angelico >OS/2 SIG >os2 at melbpc dot org dot au or >talldad at kepl dot com dot au >___________________ > >PMTagline v1.50 - Copyright, 1996-1997, Stephen Berg and John Angelico >... Why is it that the best taglines are always much too lo > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 4 ==========================** Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 13:45:02 +1000 (AEST) From: "John Angelico" Subject: Re: Chkdsk & SCSI On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 12:23:04 +1000 (EST), Peter L Allen wrote: >John, > Pretty quick off the mark there! >Probably due to a more conservative lifestyle I'm still calling Aus home! >And yes it has been mentioned more than once - only by old geezers tho Guilty as charged, your honour! My geezer has passed 50 already - along with the rest of me > >The Chkdsk bit arises from playing around and being told that there wasn't enough >memory to process a large partition - this box has 256K. Was able to chkdsk a 4G >partition but haven't experimented further as yet. Ah! 256 K not M right? I would think - ruefully and nostalgically - 256K is a bit short for RAM these days. How on earth do you get Warp 4 FP12 to actually run? > >Tekram - value - cables and terminators are included - claim OS2 support. >Seen good reports from Doze users and some years back success with OS2. Fair enough - can't argue with good value for money, except for the doze comments - sometimes they don't translate across to OS/2. >Any one out there running a fairly recent one? Not here, sorry. I have been using BusLogic (fairly cheap) with a special 80pin cable (cost more than the card) to fit the SCSI HDD I bought at a real bargain price. Overall I was still more than $50 ahead of a "standard" SCSI HDD plus card and cable setup. Then I bought a little Adaptec card for the scanner I have acquired. So my cards have been "bog-standard", supported by OS/2 for a long time, even though I have gone into new areas - high-grade HDD and a scanner. Best regards John Angelico OS/2 SIG os2 at melbpc dot org dot au or talldad at kepl dot com dot au ___________________ PMTagline v1.50 - Copyright, 1996-1997, Stephen Berg and John Angelico .... Fax me no questions and I'll telix you no fibs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 5 ==========================** Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 21:44:56 +1000 From: "David Shearer" Subject: Re: Chkdsk & SCSI Hi - I have used a Tekram 315U under OS/2 - it would not be my first choice - drivers are buggy - tends to trap. If you dont have a cdrom in teh drive (assuming a scsi cdrom the driver wont recognise the drive). i would question the value relative to say a 2nd hand adaptec. You can get ultra wide adaptec scsi cards for 20 bucks from swap meets/markets or online ebay sellers. There is one in Brisbane that does ebay and has a shop as well - sells 2nd hand stuff from stuff obtained at Govt auctions etc. David On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 11:07:52 +1000, Peter L Allen wrote: >What's the relationship between installed memory and the max size partition chkdsk >can handle? Running FP12 ATM. > >Vendors of Tekram SCSI adapters in AUS? > > Regards, > allenpl > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------