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To: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
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Subject: Re: Which PCI SCSI controler? 
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Date: Wed, 15 Nov 1995 01:53:46 -0600
From: Jon Loeliger <jdl@chrome.onramp.net>
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Apparently, Michael Smith scribbled:
> >     - I want a PCI SCSI controller
> 
> Good choice.
> 
> >     NCR 53C910		$ 95
> 
> 910 or 810?  The 910 I know not, the 810 we use a lot here.  Very good, 
> very cheap.

Um, rustle, rustle... Yep, looks like a typo; it was the 810.

> ftp.cdrom.com runs on 2940's, both that and the NCR 810 have excellent 
> drivers.  In your case, the advantages offered by the 2940 aren't
> terribly significant (better performance with large numbers of drives
> and controllers...)

Ah, excellent.  Probably the key piece of advice here...  Thanks.

> With a machine like that, SCSI is a definite win.

Yea, thought so....

> > And, as a totally secondary possibility, although I am willing to
> > completely ignore this if needed, I might use the same card and
> > tape drive to back up a Winblows-95 box too.
> 
> Both the 2930 and the NCR 810 are supported by W95, so you're laughing there.

Snicker.

Thanks for the quick response!  Now I can get back to spending
more money!

jdl