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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!haven.umd.edu!news.umbc.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!uunet!noc.near.net!mv!mv.mv.com!shaman From: shaman@mv.mv.com (Coranth Gryphon) Subject: Re: which SCSI? Nntp-Posting-Host: mv.mv.com References: <2gqcn0$1ge@explorer.clark.net> <michaelv.758177076@ponderous.cc.iastate.edu> <2gshli$fqh@hrd769.brooks.af.mil> Sender: "Coranth Gryphon" <gryphon@healer.com> Organization: MV Communications, Inc. Date: Tue, 11 Jan 1994 02:37:22 GMT Message-ID: <CJG1yC.Cvt@mv.mv.com> Lines: 30 Adaptec: 1520/1522 16 bit non-busmastering 1540/1542 16 bit bus-mastering 1740/1742 16 bit eisa The letter is the "version" number (ie. 1540A, 1540B, 1540C) The "2" at the end means that is has a floppy controller There is also a new 2700 or 2800 series which is VLB. The 1542C is the most recent of the non VLB cards, which does all software configurable jumpers. People I know who know the cards suggest going with the B for dependability, the C for flexibility. The 1520 series is your choice for cheap cards (around $80) but will only support up to 1Gig of disk space. Next. -coranth ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Coranth Gryphon Karma: You can't take it with you, but you can send it on ahead. E-Mail: gryphon@healer.com, gryphon@safety.com VoiceMail/Pager: (603) 599-0357 Phone: (603) 424-1333 US-Mail: 45 Turkey Hill Road, Merrimack, NH 03054-4053 Disclaimer: All these words are yours, except Europa...