Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 10:01:27 -0700 (PDT) From: Hugh LaMaster <lamaster@george.arc.nasa.gov> To: Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com> Cc: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [Target Mode] Was: Ooops - sorry Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.980505095039.13527A-100000@george.arc.nasa.gov> In-Reply-To: <199805050528.WAA14939@feral.com>
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On Mon, 4 May 1998, Matthew Jacob wrote: > No, you misread me. Qlogic has a separate architecture and makes > their own chips. Orthogonal to NCR/Symbios and Adaptec. I was > just mentioning it as a possible viable Target mode platform > as opposed to trying to deduce target mode for Adaptec (or, rather, > doing the right microengine foo for the undocumented AIC sequencer), > or doing the whole NCR/Symbios SCRIPTS foo (which, as best as I > can tell, works fitfully and somewhat unpredictably in the at > least 20 different OS and target device implementations I've > seen it in). NCR/Symbios may not be (have been?) perfect, but, performance is pretty good across the product line, and, at least the programming information was widely available, and, you could also buy driver-compatible controllers from multiple vendors, including inexpensive no-frills like the ASUS I own, to fancier, more heavily marketed Diamond controllers. With the acquisition of Symbios, is there *any* open chipset family available in multiple controller incarnations from different vendors? Does Qlogic sell its chips on the open market- and, if so, is anybody buying (what are the other sources?)? -- Hugh LaMaster, M/S 233-21, ASCII Email: hlamaster@mail.arc.nasa.gov NASA Ames Research Center Or: lamaster@george.arc.nasa.gov Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000 No Junkmail: USC 18 section 2701 Phone: 650/604-1056 Disclaimer: Unofficial, personal *opinion*. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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