Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 14:54:06 -0400 From: Matt Thomas <matt@3am-software.com> To: Stefan Esser <se@freebsd.org> Cc: scsi@freebsd.org, hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: NCR SCSI + 100TX Ethernet chip Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19970526145406.006d0124@ranier.altavista-software.com> In-Reply-To: <19970526183327.13556@x14.mi.uni-koeln.de> References: <3.0.1.32.19970526113205.00715fc4@ranier.altavista-software.com> <19970524124625.07596@keltia.freenix.fr> <Pine.BSF.3.95.970523204439.567A-100000@why> <19970524102943.GO37893@uriah.heep.sax.de> <19970524124625.07596@keltia.freenix.fr> <3.0.1.32.19970526113205.00715fc4@ranier.altavista-software.com>
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At 06:33 PM 5/26/97 +0200, Stefan Esser wrote: >I had only seen the 53c885 announcemt, but wasn't aware of any >cards that use that chip. The combination of SCSI and Ethernet >on one PCI card is most interesting, since there are just to few >slots, always :) The eval cards with it should be out next month. I've been able (I think) to get one reserved to me. >Does the Ethernet chip in the 885 share the problem of the DEC >Ethernet chips, that requires copying of received packets (due >to alignment constraints in the DMA engine, if I understand the >problem correctly) ? No idea. I'm waiting for the programming info to show up. I'm hoping it doesn't. -- Matt Thomas Internet: matt@3am-software.com 3am Software Foundry WWW URL: http://www.3am-software.com/bio/matt.html Westford, MA Disclaimer: I disavow all knowledge of this message
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