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From: bob@luke.pmr.com (Bob Willcox)
Subject: Re: Recommend a SCSI controller?
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Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 12:41:45 GMT
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In article <vwd91pb2ti.fsf@rylla.sr.hp.com>,
Darryl Okahata <darrylo@sr.hp.com> wrote:
>j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch) writes:
>
>> [ comparson of AHA-2940 vs. NCR 53c810 adapters deleted ]
>
> If the performance is similar, is there any real reason for getting
>a 2940 (assuming only one SCSI adapter)? Both the Symbios and 2940
>drivers seem to support tagged queueing. Having purchased an 815-based
>controller, I'm trying to come up with a decent reason for getting a
>2940, aside from its name brand recognition and wider availability (you
>can walk into most computer stores and talk about the 2940, but you'll
>probably get blank stares if you mention the Symbios/NCR-based
>controllers).
I have a number of both of these types of these controllers running
on several different FreeBSD systems here. In general, I find the
2940's to be more tolerant of long cables/many devices and the
810's (plus driver) seem to work better with my older Exabyte
(EXB-8200) and Wangtek tape drives.
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