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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Why to not buy Matrox Millennium
Date: 28 Mar 1996 04:00:24 GMT
Organization: Utah Valley State College, Orem, Utah
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"Leonard N. Zubkoff" <lnz@dandelion.com> wrote:
] It's only the FlashPoint for which the documentation is not available. To
] a certain degree, I can understand their not wanting to provide that level
] of information. You are essentially programming their SCSI controller chip
] at a very low level, and I suspect that chip level documentation might well
] not provide the nuances of how you are supposed to do certain things
] properly. This could easily be a support nightmare.
Yes, people who write SCSI sequencer microcode are well known
for asking clueless questions of manufacturers, since such people
are unlikely to understand the nuances of installing cards in
slots and all that other complicated stuff.
Terry Lambert
terry@cs.weber.edu
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Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
or previous employers.