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Xref: sserve comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc:17688 comp.os.linux.hardware:1657 comp.os.386bsd.misc:5189 comp.os.os2.misc:123922 Newsgroups: io.general,io.computers,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.os2.misc Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!Germany.EU.net!ruhr.de!robkaos!robsch From: robsch@robkaos.ruhr.de (Robert Schien) Subject: Re: List of recommended hardware components Followup-To: io.general,io.computers,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.os2.misc X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Organization: Private System, Essen, Germany Message-ID: <1995Feb2.182423.659@robkaos.ruhr.de> References: <3g890k$cbl@ionews.io.org> <3gjhe1$ced@pentagon.io.com> <791607453james.james@george.ankeny.ia.us> <STEPHENS.95Feb1162921@sycamore.pprd.abbott.com> <3gpk5k$8cq@deep.rsoft.bc.ca> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 1995 18:24:23 GMT Lines: 17 Curt Sampson (a09878@giant.rsoft.bc.ca) wrote: : Mr. Stephens, : I've been looking at systems, and it looks like an Adaptec 2842 (VLB : SCSI) is the best bet around for cheap but fast SCSI. I'd be running : NetBSD or FreeBSD on it. How had your experience been with it? Is it : fast? Does it support full SCSI-2 and Fast SCSI? BTW, there are some new SCSI host adapters (VLB) available which seem to be Adaptec clones or so. At least they have an AIC6360 chip on board. EIDE, serial (16650), parallel, floppy interfaces and (very important :-) game port are there, too. Are those boards supported by FreeBSD? They cost about 300 DM here in Germany. Robert