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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 20:16:53 -0500
From: Nathan Dorfman <nathan@rtfm.net>
To: Andrew Ryder <aryder@bestweb.net>
Cc: "Steven P. Donegan" <donegan@quick.net>, current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: SCSI Performance
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On Tue, Jan 06, 1998 at 06:53:09PM -0500, Andrew Ryder wrote:
> I cant recommend a good scsi controller since I dont have any scsi devices
> here, but I do suggest the tomcat ivd duel, the IIID lacks support for the
> p233 mmx.. the Tomcat IVD goes for around 180-200$ depending on where you
> go. Its a great board though.

I've been happy with my Adaptec 2940UW.

> On Tue, 6 Jan 1998, Steven P. Donegan wrote:
> 
> > Well Santa was nice to me so I'm now in the market for a nice fast SCSI 
> > solution. What is the fastest SCSI controller for the PCI bus (Tyan 
> > Tomcat IIID with 2(ea) 200Mhz Pentiums)? Since I have no SCSI devices yet 
> > any fast/wide/etc solution would be fine. Also any suggestions on fast 
> > drives matching your favorite fast controller would be appreciated. If 
> > there is a web site somewhere with benchmark data a pointer would be 
> > appreciated. This is all for use with 3.0 current.
> > 
> > TIA
> > 

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