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From: keithe@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM (Keith Ericson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386,comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: SCSI vs ESDI
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Date: 2 Jun 90 00:42:50 GMT
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In article <1990May23.151746.18784@cbnewsm.att.com> dab@cbnewsm.att.com (david.a.berk) writes:
>Subject line says it all, which is superior ?
>
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Depends on which one you put on top... :-)

From my experience they're essentially interchangeable; I'd be happy to have
either in my home computer (I have an RLL system currently).  It gets down
to which (whose) controler you're gonna use.  I prefer Adaptec for both
(plus RLL, but we're not here to talk about that...).

ESDI might be favored if you're running UNIX (I mean this _is_ comp.unix.i386)
since the ESDI controllers are more fully supported.  So far the UNIXes I've
played with support "only" the Adaptec (fine with me) and the Future Domain
for SCSI; but ESDI doesn't require a separate driver because of its register
compatibility (did I get that correct?).  

kEITHe