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Article #1062Re: FA: Final Hours! Sun Sbus Fiber Adapter Cheap!
From: mustang
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 01:33
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 01:33
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In aus.computers.sun jason andrade <jason@azure.dstc.edu.au> wrote: : nulinnkeep@compuserve.com writes: : you really have no idea what you're selling right ? : if it's a fibrechannel HBA then i can't figure out why : you'd say it does 25mb (megabit ? megabyte?) as it should : do 100Mbyte/sec. : if it's a FDDI card, then it should do 100Mbit/sec. : if you're saying 25mb (Mbit?) then perhaps it's an ATM : nic ? not a "fiber adapter" (sic). an adapter for what ? : i am actually curious.. : anyhow, the fact that someone was willing to pay US$240 for : it means it was worth something to them and i guess they : knew exactly what they were getting :-) Jason - probably one of the old Sbus card (501-2553?) that did 25MB/s fibrechannel to an SSA100/RSM or similar. Only useful with /old/ Sun storage gear. D. -- I don't get mad.... I get stabby.
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