From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Mar 6 22:20:19 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id WAA08149 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 6 Mar 1996 22:20:19 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost.cdrom.com (localhost.cdrom.com [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id WAA08140 Wed, 6 Mar 1996 22:20:15 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199603070620.WAA08140@freefall.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: freefall.freebsd.org: Host localhost.cdrom.com [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol To: Terry Dwyer cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Embedded SCSI controller on HP netserver LC In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 07 Mar 1996 12:45:06 +0800." Date: Wed, 06 Mar 1996 22:20:14 -0800 From: "Justin T. Gibbs" Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk >Justin, thanks for the quick answer. > >In terms of performance, do you have any idea how the aic7770 compares to >the aic7870. This box will probably run a (relatively) small newsfeed, >lightly used web & ftp server, X, (it's my workstation), and provide a real >ftp client for the DOS users whose ws-ftp and netscape ftp sessions fall >over under windoze all the time. 8-) For a single disk, you will probably never know the difference. For multiple disks, the 7870 with its space for 16 transactions instead of four will offer slightly better performance. How much more is hard to say. > > _-_|\ Terry Dwyer E-Mail: tdwyer@netbsd08.dn.itg.telecom.com.au > / \ System Administrator Phone: +61 9 491 5161 Fax: +61 9 221 263 >1 > *_.^\_/ Telecom Australia Telstra Corporation MIME capable maile >r > v Perth WA ( I do not speak for Telstra or Telecom >) > -- Justin T. Gibbs =========================================== FreeBSD: Turning PCs into workstations ===========================================