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Re: BT-958 or Flashpoint?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mr. James W. Laferriere Network En)
Mon Nov 10 00:38:53 1997
Date: Sun, 9 Nov 1997 22:48:04 -0800 (PST)
From: "Mr. James W. Laferriere Network Engineer" <babydr@nwrain.net>
To: Dave Wreski <dave@nic.com>
cc: Kristian Soerensen <elof@image.dk>, linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.95q.971109234126.26553N-100000@nic.com>
Hello Dave,
If your looking for a ncr53c875 with differential take a
look at www.corpsys.com they have a (homemade?) that uses
the ncr . fro around $195.00 ;-) Wish I'd gotten my flyer
earlier I bought a symbios from a local vendor & got rooked.
Hth
On Sun, 9 Nov 1997, Dave Wreski wrote:
> > Both 958 (Multimaster) and FlashPoint is supported. The difference is that
> > the FlashPoint makes the PC CPU do some of it's work.
> > This makes the card a little cheaper, but uses some CPU power when in use.
>
> Thanks for the information, and its not a worthwhile tradeoff. I'll stick
> with the 958. I just found it for $210 at TechData.
>
> Also, there doesn't appear to be any information the the differential
> version of the card. Not that I have any differential drives, I was just
> wondering if I'm choosing the correct card. I wanted to make sure it was
> as confusing as it is with choosing a 2940...
>
> Thanks again,
> Dave
>
>
>
, JimL
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