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From: dwatson@abwam.com (Darryl Watson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: Adaptec licensing
Date: 10 Sep 1995 19:15:45 GMT
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In article <42lcds$kjf@buffnet2.buffnet.net>, bdj@buffnet.net says...

>Hi. Well, #1 I really can't comment on, but as for #2 we've had the same 
>problems as well. We're running an HP LF 5/66 server amd it has the 
>adaptec 274x (or somesuch, I have my specs elsewere), which my hardware
>engineer claims is the new standard (he also claims that the adaptec 174x
>are no longer being produced). Berkeley informed us that they are 
>planning on supporting it, but not until later this quarter (!). Anyways,
>the end result is that we had to shut off our internal adaptec and drop
>the cash for a pair of buslogic controllers.
>
>I dunno what the situation really is, but that's what I've heard from 
>them in the past week...
>
>Regards,
>
>James
> 

I also hear that BSDi is going to start offering support for >174x
controllers. 174x (EISA) controllers are getting difficult to find, so I
suspect you are right; they are not being made anymore.  :(