Keith, at 17:12 on Jan 26 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

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

True, but it makes sense if you want to run your modem on either COM port.

BG> If cost is a consideration (and it seemingly is) then forget SCSI.  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? i'd
KR> be in that (:

A bit of an an exaggeration, I'll admit, but the high-end Adaptecs, for
example, do indeed cost as much, if not more than a 2Gb EIDE drive these
days.  Besides, dealer cost on a WD 1.6Gb drive is now well under $400.

Regards, Bill

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