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On 07-Feb-98 Mike Smith wrote:
>> ULTRA SCSI III CONTROLLER INTERNAL NEW
>> (found at http://www.surplusdirect.com)
>> Model is PCIU
>
>It's actually a CSC product (www.corpsys.com), and cheaper from CSC (I 
>think).  There's not enough data on it to know what it is.  Buy one and 
>try it.

I believe this is a NCR 53c875 based card, and CSC wants too much money for it.
If its based on the same chip as everything else, why pay more? :-)  When I
bought my Tekram DC-390F for $114 from 5-OClock Computers last year, everybody
else was selling the same card for $150, and CSC still wants $139 for their
version today.  The Diamond Fireport40 (same chip) is also about $140.  I am
very happy with my Tekram card, and have found no reason to want any one of the
above cards.

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