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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!uunet!usc!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!destroyer!terminator!stimpy.css.itd.umich.edu!pauls From: pauls@css.itd.umich.edu (Paul Southworth) Subject: Re: 386BSD and IDE drives Message-ID: <1992Sep29.140117.3352@terminator.cc.umich.edu> Sender: news@terminator.cc.umich.edu (Usenet Owner) Organization: University of Michigan ITD Consulting and Support Services References: <1992Sep24.022400.19483@fcom.cc.utah.edu> <Bv32LD.K9t@chinet.chi.il.us> <id.O7NT.0O3@ferranti.com> Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 14:01:17 GMT Lines: 18 In article <id.O7NT.0O3@ferranti.com> peter@ferranti.com (peter da silva) writes: >In article <Bv32LD.K9t@chinet.chi.il.us> randy@chinet.chi.il.us (Randy Suess) writes: >> Second, for a 1 or 2 drive system, IDE >> is a non-negligable amount less cost than SCSI. > >Not unless you really compromise on the quality of the drives, or unless >you've got some sort of special deal. Street prices vary by $20-$50 for >the same drive in SCSI and IDE versions. Uh, wait a minute. The mechanisms are about the same. But have you ever compared price of controllers? Mine was $10. How much is an Adaptec 1542? Paul Southworth | ftp redspread.css.itd.umich.edu Consulting and Support Services | Anonymous Political Archives Information Technology Division | 100% 386BSD 0.1 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | Coming soon: mirror of ftp.eff.org <Representing myself. Everything I say is for educational use only.>