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From: glenn@wheaties.ai.mit.edu (Glenn A. Adams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun
Subject: Re: problems with Xylogics 451/CDC Sabre 850
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Date: 7 Jan 89 06:20:14 GMT
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In v7n82, <SYSRUTH@UTORPHYS.BITNET> (Ruth Milner) writes:
>I was told by our vendor here (Dilog) that the [Xylogics] 451 is not
>capable of handling the transfer rate of the bigger Sabre disks, 850
>and 1230.  They are simply too fast for it.

I can see how Dilog would say this.  It is most certainly not true.  We
have many Sabre 850s running with Xylogics 451 controllers without any
problems whatsoever.  I can't say anything about the 1230s, however, since
we have none.

Glenn Adams
MIT AI Laboratory