Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 22:13:56 -0400 From: "Jacob M. Parnas" <jparnas@jparnas.cybercom.net> To: Bob Loftus <bobster@primenet.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, bsdi-users@bsdi.com Subject: Re: Adaptec2940UW vs. BusLogicBT-958 (opinions?) Message-ID: <199606150213.WAA21015@jparnas.cybercom.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of Wed, 12 Jun 1996 09:41:44 PDT. <Pine.BSD.3.91.960612093106.6005A-100000@usr2.primenet.com>
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In message <Pine.BSD.3.91.960612093106.6005A-100000@usr2.primenet.com>you write: >On Wed, 12 Jun 1996, Jacob M. Parnas wrote: >> Would you please elaborate a bit on the logic? I don't see why with up to >> 15 devices, you couldn't fill up 40MB/sec for a fast/wide/ultra SCSI III bus? >> Especially with some raids counting as one large SCSI device? >I did. http://www.nexial.nl/cgi-bin/bsdi search for "fast wide scsi >paul vixie" That should do it. One would have to question the wisdom of >putting that many devices in a chain on one bus. But hey maybe you could >teach me something, I'm sure no expert. Yet. ;-> >Regards, >Bob... > Well, lets look at what I'm using now. I have a SCSI-I bus on my Sun Sparcstation 2. I'm using all 7 slots (2 207 MB 3 1/2" drives that came with the system, an exabyte tape drive, a 1xCDROM, a Tanberg 1/4" 150 MB tape drive, 2 elite 1.6 gigabyte 5 1/4" drives.). I'm also out of space. If I wanted to add a faster 2nd CDrom, I'd have to take something out. If I wanted to add more disk space, I'd be out of slots. If I wanted to add a scanner or DVD drive, I'd be stuck, etc. Plus, its faster. The bus is not so expensive at about $230. Jacob
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