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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!newspump.wustl.edu!gumby!andrews-cc!gillham From: gillham@andrews.edu (Andrew Gillham) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Ultimate BSD PC Hardware Setup Date: 19 Sep 1995 03:36:17 GMT Organization: Andrews University Lines: 24 Message-ID: <43ldrh$qaf@orion.cc.andrews.edu> References: <43df2f$id@future.internexus.net> <MICHAELV.95Sep17014633@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> <43in9e$210@shell1.best.com> <MICHAELV.95Sep18161217@mindbender.headcandy.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: edmund.cs.andrews.edu In article <MICHAELV.95Sep18161217@mindbender.headcandy.com> michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com (Michael L. VanLoon) writes: > >Just because my only system at home is EISA-based doesn't mean I have >no experience with other platforms. In fact, I have set up two >different PCI systems. I have used the NCR card, and it worked just >great. I have also heard enough reports on the BusLogic card to know >it works adequately. And, finally, I have heard enough reports on >Adaptec's policies, some of them recent, that I maintain my stand that >I have no intention of ever supporting them with my money. Ahem! Well, I just have to take offense to the word 'adequately' when describing a BusLogic controller... :-) The work _GREAT_, and at $199 for the BT946C, are pretty decently priced. (when compared to a $115 NCR w/BIOS, it is still reasonable I think) Ok, "outstandingly, amazingly, perfectly, etc.." I can live with.. :) -Andrew -- ============================ Real 32bit multi-tasking UN*X System Andrew Gillham | TCP/IP,NFS,PPP,4.4BSD-lite,multi-user gillham@andrews.edu | i386,sparc,alpha,mac68k,amiga,others LAN/WAN/NW/UN*X specialist | ---> http://www.NetBSD.org <---