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Re: BT-958 or Flashpoint?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jeff Noxon)
Mon Nov 10 13:18:10 1997
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 12:08:06 -0600
From: Jeff Noxon <jeff@planetfall.com>
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>; from Dave Wreski on Sun, Nov 09, 1997 at 11:44:58PM -0500
On Sun, Nov 09, 1997 at 11:44:58PM -0500, Dave Wreski wrote:
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> > 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.
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> 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
According to the author of the BusLogic driver, the FlashPoint is faster
because it has less latency. The amount of CPU usage it adds is neglegible.
Jeff
