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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.uwa.edu.au!classic.iinet.com.au!news.uoregon.edu!news.emf.net!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!lerc.nasa.gov!purdue!haven.umd.edu!cs.umd.edu!news.coop.net!hops.entertain.com!usenet From: dwatson@abwam.com (Darryl Watson) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: Adaptec licensing Date: 11 Sep 1995 18:15:40 GMT Organization: ABWAM, Inc. Lines: 22 Message-ID: <431ucc$mn2@hops.entertain.com> References: <42f6uu$6ng@hops.entertain.com> <42lcds$kjf@buffnet2.buffnet.net> <MICHAELV.95Sep10212227@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp014.entertain.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.5 In article <MICHAELV.95Sep10212227@MindBender.HeadCandy.com>, michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com (Michael L. VanLoon) says: > >In article <MICHAELV.95Sep10141629@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com (Michael L. VanLoon) writes: > > In article <42vdh1$dca@hops.entertain.com> dwatson@abwam.com (Darryl Watson) writes: > > 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. :( > > BusLogic BT747 controllers are still widely available and being > manufactured. They are every bit the equal of the 1742. What is this > siren song that causes people to lemming-like insist on Adaptec > products in spite of themselves? > Us lemming-providers are concerned about support. Adaptec is one of the most popular controller manufacturers, so it follows that we'd like support for the product, whether its the 'best' or not. Hey, the PC industry is FULL of '2nd-best' products winning in the long run. :(