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Re: Just What IS a good linux hardware setup

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From: Scott Howard
Date: Fri, 03 Nov 1995 00:00
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Warwick Allison (warwick@cs.uq.edu.au) wrote:
> In <47a6bt$qeh@zipper.zip.com.au> harveym@zip.com.au (Mark Harvey) writes:
> 
> >: what is the best scsi controller
> >Adaptec. They just work no matter what you throw at them.
> 
> So does a tiny PCI NCR 53c810 for <$100.  That's *SCSI* reliability.

True, it's just a pity the Linux driver still doesnt support disconnection.
Makes it _really_ annoying when you have a tape drive and a single-speed
cd-rom on the same bus as your hard disks.. :(

 Scott.
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From: c9219517@cs.newcastle.edu.au (Scott Howard)
Subject: Re: Just What IS a good linux hardware setup
Date: 1995/11/03
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