From owner-freebsd-chat Thu Dec 16 4:34:17 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from moo.sysabend.org (moo.sysabend.org [209.0.55.68]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CDCD0155DC for ; Thu, 16 Dec 1999 04:34:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ragnar@sysabend.org) Received: by moo.sysabend.org (Postfix, from userid 1004) id 48D8B7555; Thu, 16 Dec 1999 04:35:16 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by moo.sysabend.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3467E1D89 for ; Thu, 16 Dec 1999 04:35:16 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 04:35:16 -0800 (PST) From: Jamie Bowden To: chat@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: dual 400 -> dual 600 worth it? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Approved: yep X-representing: Only myself. X-badge: We don't need no stinking badges. X-obligatory-profanity: Fuck X-moo: Moo. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Brett Glass wrote: > trying to put a generic SCSI drive into an SGI system several years > ago. It was a struggle, because they used special mounting brackets > and a special connector, trying to make it look as if you HAD to > buy the drive from them at 4X the going price. But it was a plain > old SCSI drive, and you could tell which brand by looking at the > mechanical design. Sorry Brett, but this is just wrong. SGI uses mounting sleds that only work in their machines, but so does everyone else. The connectors are all standard 50pin, 68pin, or SCA. Jamie Bowden -- "Of course, that's sort of like asking how other than Marketing, how Microsoft is different from any other software company..." Kenneth G. Cavness To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message