On (26 Jan 96) Paul Edwards wrote to Keith Richardson...



BG> Now, consider this:  The above board (or similar) has _on-board_ EIDE

 PE> HD

BG> controllers AND dual 16550 serial I/O, ergo no separate IDE I/O card



KR> i cant see the need for dual 16550s, the mouse can only go so fast (:



 PE> For when one com port gets blown up.  I thought I was in that

 PE> situation last weekend, but it was a furfy.



BG> If cost is a consideration (and it seemingly is) then forget SCSI. 

 PE> The

BG> controller card alone will cost as much as a decent 2Gb EIDE drive!



KR> where are you getting the 2 gig eide drive for less than $400 from?

 PE> i'd

KR> be in that (:



 PE> I think you can get SCSI cards for about $150 or even $80.

 PE> Future Domain or something.  BFN.  Paul.



or trantor, which are, in fact made by adaptec, probably not as high

performance, but half the price.



                        Keith



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