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Date:      Tue, 20 Jun 1995 23:07:15 +0930 (CST)
From:      Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
To:        esser@zpr.uni-koeln.de (Stefan Esser)
Cc:        mbailey@gnu.ai.mit.edu, hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: NCR810 problem?
Message-ID:  <199506201337.XAA22843@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
In-Reply-To: <199506200947.AA25133@FileServ1.MI.Uni-Koeln.DE> from "Stefan Esser" at Jun 20, 95 11:47:15 am

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Stefan Esser stands accused of saying:
> Don't drive me away like Wolfgang !
> The NCR driver is a complex piece of software, which gives 
> very good performance using cheap but well designed hardware. 
> Look at the Linux NCR driver and its (lack of) features and 
> performance if you don't believe me.

Stefan; I have an opposite experience to relate.  I've installed 
FreeBSD using your driver on a number of systems now, with drives
ranging from old Quantums to 9G Seagates, and quite a few between.

_None_ of them have given me any trouble.  One of these customers was
an ex-Linux user, who spent most of the install bagging the NCR as
a "piece of crap" (there is a JJJ reference there for the few of you who
know who they are 8).

You should have seen his face when I ran iozone.  I'm afraid I don't
have a picture to send you, but I _am_ thankful for the work you do.

> STefan

Saying thankyou properly really sounds like butt-tunnelling, I know.
That's the language for you.

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