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From: larry@nstar.rn.com (Larry Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Perstor
Message-ID: <1991Feb19.131954.5718@nstar.rn.com>
Date: 19 Feb 91 13:19:54 GMT
References: <1991Feb16.163039.2611@yrloc.ipsa.reuter.COM>
Distribution: comp.unix.i386
Organization: Northern Star Communications, Limited
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rbe@yrloc.ipsa.reuter.COM (Robert Bernecky) writes:

>1. Does anyone have experience using the Perstor (double-your-dasd-size)
>card on a 386sx with a Seagate 200mb hard drive under Interactive's
>386/ix unix system?

those boards are reported to work with Interactive Unix release 2.02 -
but the throughput is very slow - about 60% of that which can be 
obtained when using a fast 1:1 RLL controller.   Since the Perstor
controllers run the drives beyond factory specs - these controllers
have been known to work with very few drives - and quite frequently
have pushed drives..

A much better investment would be purchasing a drive of the size you
need and running it with an approved controller..

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   Larry Snyder, NSTAR Public Access Unix 219-289-0287 (HST/PEP/V.32/v.42bis)
                        regional UUCP mapping coordinator 
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