Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 11:29:21 -0600 (CST) From: Craig Johnston <caj@praline.no.neosoft.com> To: Marc Rassbach <marc@tandem.milestonerdl.com> Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: SCSI card to choose Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.95.971212112628.4163A-100000@praline.no.neosoft.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.971212065919.1623H-100000@tandem.milestonerdl.com>
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On Fri, 12 Dec 1997, Marc Rassbach wrote: > As a long-time user of bustek->buslogic->mylex BT-542/BT-948/BT-958 cards > I am considering moving away from the buslogic line. > > I'd prefer not to use adaptec, so what are my other choices for a good, > reliable, well preforming card line? > > (Adaptec: I don't like their selling of drivers, when the other vendors > give them away. Mylex: they don't release information on 'their' cards > (RAID cards), and with the new flashpoint line Mylex seems to be > carrying on with the tradition. With the 542/948 cards gone from the > line, its only a matter of time before all they have is flashpoint and > the i960 RAID cards.) > You probably want a Symbios Logic (nee NCR) 53c810 for SCSI-II, or the Ultra Wide version is 53c875, I believe. I've used solely 53c810's since I went PCI, and they work great. Much cheaper than adaptec, too. -Craig
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