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From: michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com (Michael L. VanLoon)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Q: What video and SCSI devices work?
Followup-To: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Date: 10 Jan 1996 06:30:44 GMT
Organization: HeadCandy Associates... Sweets for the lobes.
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Message-ID: <MICHAELV.96Jan9223044@MindBender.HeadCandy.com>
References: <APC&1'0'9a157ee1'1a1@igc.apc.org> <4cglag$s0d@innocence.interface-business.de>
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In-reply-to: j@ida.interface-business.de's message of 4 Jan 1996 13:39:28 GMT
In article <4cglag$s0d@innocence.interface-business.de> j@ida.interface-business.de (J. Wunsch) writes:
"Thomas K. Unger" <unger@igc.apc.org> writes:
> OK. I putting together a system to run freebsd.
[...]
> SCSI cards:
> I'm looking for a fast PCI card. Indication seems to be that I should
> use the Buslogic BT-946. Now I find that people are selling Buslogic's
> BT-930 Flasshpoint. Will this work or should I stick with the older card?
Dunno. Most people seem to use NCR (52c810) or Adaptec (AHA[23]940)
controllers when it comes to PCI.
However, there are some, such as myself, who still recommend the
BusLogic cards over the others. Because BusLogic is a good open
company to work with, and their cards are high quality and perform
well.
Read archives of these groups if you want to know my opinion of
Adaptec's closed policies -- Adaptec has good performance; that isn't
my argument with them.
The NCR can be flaky under heavy load, but it's also probably the
least expensive (good) PCI SCSI card you can get.
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Michael L. VanLoon michaelv@HeadCandy.com
--< Free your mind and your machine -- NetBSD free un*x >--
NetBSD working ports: 386+PC, Mac 68k, Amiga, HP300, Sun3, Sun4,
DEC PMAX (MIPS), DEC Alpha, PC532
NetBSD ports in progress: VAX, Atari 68k, others...
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