From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Dec 27 20:01:17 1995 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id UAA10913 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 27 Dec 1995 20:01:17 -0800 (PST) Received: from fslg8.fsl.noaa.gov (fslg8.fsl.noaa.gov [137.75.131.171]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id UAA10904 for ; Wed, 27 Dec 1995 20:01:12 -0800 (PST) Received: by fslg8.fsl.noaa.gov (5.57/Ultrix3.0-C) id AA14006; Wed, 27 Dec 95 22:00:41 -0600 Received: by emu.fsl.noaa.gov (1.38.193.4/SMI-4.1 (1.38.193.4)) id AA27007; Wed, 27 Dec 1995 21:00:40 -0700 Date: Wed, 27 Dec 1995 21:00:40 -0700 From: kelly@fsl.noaa.gov (Sean Kelly) Message-Id: <9512280400.AA27007@emu.fsl.noaa.gov> To: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au Cc: craigs@venus.os.com, JSINNOTT@pomona.edu, questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199512280158.MAA00407@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> (message from Michael Smith on Thu, 28 Dec 1995 12:28:46 +1030 (CST)) Subject: Re: Recommendations for SCSI card? Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk >>>>> "Michael" == Michael Smith 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