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From: AVP100@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: Difference between 1542a and 1542b
Message-ID: <91037.145823AVP100@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: 6 Feb 91 19:58:23 GMT
Organization: Penn State University
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The difference bwteen the two 1542 models is that the b model is a bus master
card which allows the card to bypass the cpu and control the drive directly.  T
his is useful and speeds up multitasking systems.

                                                 A.P.