Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!ub!boulder!seri!wind55!marshall From: marshall@wind55.seri.gov (Marshall L. Buhl) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: ISA boards, EISA bus Message-ID: Date: 20 Sep 90 21:21:58 GMT References: <1990Sep19.233544.16757@hayes.fai.alaska.edu> <1471@gold.GVG.TEK.COM> Sender: news@seri.gov (news) Organization: Solar Energy Research Institute Lines: 14 grege@gold.GVG.TEK.COM (Greg Ebert) writes: >What about disk controllers ? Sheesh, an AT bus-master can transfer about >4 MB/sec, which is 2-3 times faster than the fastest hard-disk transfer >rate. I'm certainly no expert at this, but what if you're data striping to a whole bunch of disks? Compaq, Dell and Northgate (and maybe others) use data striping in their new tower systems. -- Marshall L. Buhl, Jr. EMAIL: marshall@seri.gov Senior Computer Missionary VOICE: (303)231-1014 Wind Research Branch 1617 Cole Blvd., Golden, CO 80401-3393 Solar Energy Research Institute Solar - safe energy for a healthy future