Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 17:58:34 +0000 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, dscheidt@enteract.com, noslenj@swbell.net, chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dual 400 -> dual 600 worth it? Message-ID: <19991215175834.A325@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.58.19991214175324.047365d0@localhost> References: <4.2.0.58.19991213200556.0473c1e0@localhost> <199912141853.LAA19833@usr02.primenet.com> <4.2.0.58.19991214175324.047365d0@localhost>
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On Tue, Dec 14, 1999 at 05:54:56PM -0700, Brett Glass wrote: > At 11:53 AM 12/14/1999 , Terry Lambert wrote: > > >Sorry, but Bzzzt. SCSI is actually cheaper in Europe than the > >US. > > Or is IDE more expensive, so that the prices converge that way? > This was the impression I got when I was in Europe. > Where in Europe? In this month's Personal Computer World (Dabs Direct advert, http://www.dabs.com): IBM 18ES U2W 18.1GB UKP364.25 IBM 36ZX U2W 36.7GB UKP821.32 IBM Deskstar GP UDMA66 20.3GB UKP139.82 IBM Deskstar GXP UDMA66 34.2GB UKP252.62 The exchange rate as I type is US$1.6067 to the UKP > > > The ideal thing would be a hybrid: a drive which supported the > > > full SCSI command repertoire but didn't have the overhead of > > > selection, arbitration, bus settling time, signal deskewing, > > > etc. > > > >Yeah, that's called "ATAPI". All IDE CDROMs are SCSI CDROMS > >in disguise. > > ATAPI is *sort of* that. But not really. Some important SCSI > features are missing. > > --Brett > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message -- PERL has been described as "the duct tape of the Internet" and "the Unix Swiss Army chainsaw" - Computer Shopper 12/99 ________________________________________________________________ FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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