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From: ching@pepsi.amd.com (Mike Ching)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Seagate ST01/02 SCSI Controllers --
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Date: 21 Oct 89 16:25:54 GMT
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In article <6100018@adaptex> neese@adaptex.UUCP writes:

> For instance, a Conner SCSI drive would perform about the same on
>the Adaptec AHA-1540A and the Seagate card.  As the drive is very limiting
>on the rate it can transfer data.  On the other hand, a Quantum PRO40/80S
>drive will only yeild about 1.2MBytes/sec on the Seagate card and 2.6Mbytes
>on the AHA-1540.


Wish I could come close to that with my ST02/ST225N combination. Coretest
says I'm only getting 138KBytes/sec compared to 250KBytes/sec from my
2:1 interleaved MFM controller and a ST4038. You definitely get what
you pay for in this case.

mike ching