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Date:      Wed, 28 Aug 1996 17:07:52 -1001
From:      richard@pegasus.com (Richard Foulk)
To:        "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com>, msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au (Michael Smith)
Cc:        bmcgloth@mail.vt.edu, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: DAT or removable device?
Message-ID:  <199608290308.RAA08662@pegasus.com>
In-Reply-To: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> "Re: DAT or removable device?" (Aug 28,  7:48pm)

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} > 
} > > From what I
} > > read I'm assuming Adaptec's 2940 PCI SCSI Master is a good choice.  Now, I
} > 
} > Unnecessary for your application.  Get an NCR-810-based card and save your
} > readies.  You should be able to walk away with one for about US$60 or so.
} 
} Spend just a little bit more than the $60.00 (more like $72.00) and get your
} self an NCR 53C810 based controller _with_ active termination.  The real
} low cost ones are using passive termination which is not such a grand idea
} if you plan to run fast SCSI-II devices.
} 

The NCR controllers appear to be quite hard to find.  When you folks
recommend a particular one please give a source if possible.


Thanks

Richard



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