Date: Mon, 23 Oct 1995 16:49:08 -0400 From: dennis@etinc.com (dennis) To: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Bragging rights.. Message-ID: <199510232049.QAA10935@etinc.com>
next in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
>> I really can't believe you guys are bragging about the widespread >> utilization of >> souped-up async. You still don't get the fact that you're losing several >> hundred dollars >> worth of machine (which brings the cost in-line with sync) to save a few >> hundred on >> cards for a less-efficient solution. > >I don't own any IDE drives -- do you? It's an interesting parallel. > Routers don't use disks during operation, so why spend money on SCSI? Its hardly a parallel, since theres no gain in spending the money. On the other hand, you pay extra for speed because you think its worth it...which is exactly what I said about sync. Dennis ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emerging Technologies, Inc. http://www.etinc.com Synchronous Communications Cards and Routers For Discriminating Tastes. 56k to T1 and beyond. Frame Relay, PPP, HDLC, and X.25
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?199510232049.QAA10935>