Date: Wed, 27 Dec 1995 21:00:40 -0700 From: kelly@fsl.noaa.gov (Sean Kelly) To: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au Cc: craigs@venus.os.com, JSINNOTT@pomona.edu, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Recommendations for SCSI card? Message-ID: <9512280400.AA27007@emu.fsl.noaa.gov> In-Reply-To: <199512280158.MAA00407@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> (message from Michael Smith on Thu, 28 Dec 1995 12:28:46 %2B1030 (CST))
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>>>>> "Michael" == Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> writes:
>> Take a look at the Buslogic 946C. It is a very good PCI
>> busmaster.
Michael> Bollocks, and a complete waste of money.
Unless you don't have BIOS support for the NCR, or have an IDE or a
custom floppy from which you can boot (floppy? euyuck!). In that
case, the BT946C really shines. I think Jordan has one, too! Neener,
neener, neener! :-)
Michael> Spend less than $100 on an NCR 53C810-based SCSI
Michael> controller, and treat yourself to a nice dinner on the
Michael> change. The NCR chips are troopers, and perform just as
Michael> well.
That's the drawback of the BT946C ... I haven't eaten dinner in
months!
--
Sean Kelly
NOAA Forecast Systems Laboratory, Boulder Colorado USA
When the age of the Vikings came to a close, they must have sensed it.
Probably, the gathered together one evening, slapped each other on the
back and said, "Hey, good job." -- Jack Handey
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