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Date:      Thu, 16 May 1996 17:38:18 -0700
From:      Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
To:        tpalmer@riverdale.edu (Tim Palmer)
Cc:        Questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Adaptec 2940 & 1542 
Message-ID:  <199605170038.RAA28705@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 16 May 1996 08:41:42 BST." <v01530501adc08ac44e71@[205.232.92.93]> 

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>         Why 2 SCSI cards indeed - the only reason is the 2940 has only the
> 68(?) pin wide SCSI external connector, and I figured a free 1542 would be
> cheaper than a cable to make the connector transition to DB25 or
> centronics-type devices. This machine is running other operating systems,
> and I like my Zip drive. This connector thing is rather silly, really.

Huh.  I don't claim to be a SCSI expert either, especially on new hardware.

>         I have to say that I remain confused about the various SCSI
> variants - my hard drive is a Seagate 32550, which Seagate calls fast/wide.
> Where does UltraWide fit in?

I would have no clue.  


Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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