From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Jun 20 06:41:06 1995 Return-Path: hackers-owner Received: (from majordom@localhost) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) id GAA20463 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 20 Jun 1995 06:41:06 -0700 Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) with ESMTP id GAA20453 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 1995 06:41:02 -0700 Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.9/8.6.9) id XAA22843; Tue, 20 Jun 1995 23:07:15 +0930 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199506201337.XAA22843@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: NCR810 problem? To: esser@zpr.uni-koeln.de (Stefan Esser) Date: Tue, 20 Jun 1995 23:07:15 +0930 (CST) Cc: mbailey@gnu.ai.mit.edu, hackers@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199506200947.AA25133@FileServ1.MI.Uni-Koeln.DE> from "Stefan Esser" at Jun 20, 95 11:47:15 am Content-Type: text Content-Length: 1367 Sender: hackers-owner@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk Stefan Esser stands accused of saying: > Don't drive me away like Wolfgang ! > The NCR driver is a complex piece of software, which gives > very good performance using cheap but well designed hardware. > Look at the Linux NCR driver and its (lack of) features and > performance if you don't believe me. Stefan; I have an opposite experience to relate. I've installed FreeBSD using your driver on a number of systems now, with drives ranging from old Quantums to 9G Seagates, and quite a few between. _None_ of them have given me any trouble. One of these customers was an ex-Linux user, who spent most of the install bagging the NCR as a "piece of crap" (there is a JJJ reference there for the few of you who know who they are 8). You should have seen his face when I ran iozone. I'm afraid I don't have a picture to send you, but I _am_ thankful for the work you do. > STefan Saying thankyou properly really sounds like butt-tunnelling, I know. That's the language for you. -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] My car has "demand start" - Terry Lambert [[