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In article <66171n$ltq@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net>,
Ron Reaugh <Ron-Reaugh@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
} 
} Jason <jneus@prodigy.net> wrote in article
} <34824337.CAA79322@prodigy.net>...
} >     Are we a little hostile?    I don't have a degree in computer
} science, but
} > let me share what my impressions about SCSI are.  I will agree that most
} drives
} > (EIDE vs. SCSI) are fairly equal in real world performance.  However, I
} was
} > under the impression that since SCSI interfaces only use a fraction of
} the CPU
} > cycles that IDE interfaces use, SCSI devices are preferable when doing
} CPU
} > intensive operations, as the controller handles most of the work without
} the
} > CPU's help.
} 
} Busmastering EIDE levels that playing field.

They most certainly do not. Busmastering IDE is a bloody joke--
it causes more problems than it solves for a large number of users,
and they don't address most of the other advantages that SCSI has
over IDE.

The newsgroups are filled with stories of problems related to these
damn drivers, and most people see no real-world improvement with them
anyway.

cheers,

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Charles M. Kozierok (mailto:ixl@PCGuide.com)
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