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From: bking@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Barry King)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: SCSI controllers - a summary
Message-ID: <wTmu34w164w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca>
Date: 1 Jun 91 06:06:43 GMT
References: <3193@krafla.rhi.hi.is>
Organization: Edmonton Remote Systems, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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> who responded to my question.
> 
> It should go without saying, that I ordered an Adaptec controller today. :-)
> 
> -frisk
> 
> Fridrik Skulason                 Technical Editor of the Virus Bulletin (UK) 
> (author of F-PROT)               E-Mail: frisk@rhi.hi.is    Fax: 354-1-28801

Gee, that's too bad.  You may have overlooked another viable alternative 
in the DPT SmartConnex (PM2001/95 or 90).  I have an Adaptec 1540B 
sitting on the shelf that, while a perfectly competent SCSI HBA, is 
eclipsed by the DPT in both reduced SCSI overhead (ie lower seek times) 
and increased throughput.  It's in the same price ballpark as the 
Adaptec.  Oh well.  I'm sure you'll get a lot of use out of the Adaptec 
unless you plan on using OS/2...

Barry King              bking@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca
Edmonton Remote Systems:  Serving Northern Alberta since 1982