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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.misc:1226 comp.periphs.scsi:14602 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:71806 Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.periphs.scsi,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!newsrelay.iastate.edu!news.iastate.edu!pv6f02.vincent.iastate.edu!digdug From: digdug@iastate.edu (Doug V Tran) Subject: Re: Adaptec 2742 + BSD? Message-ID: <digdug.750557505@pv6f02.vincent.iastate.edu> Sender: news@news.iastate.edu (USENET News System) Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA References: <29fgpeINN97h@uwm.edu> <29g3dp$o4l@homer.cs.mcgill.ca> Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1993 00:11:45 GMT Lines: 39 In <29g3dp$o4l@homer.cs.mcgill.ca> storm@cs.mcgill.ca (Marc WANDSCHNEIDER) writes: >In article <29fgpeINN97h@uwm.edu>, >Scott Knaffla <scottk@sprecher.cs.uwm.edu> wrote: > If you have a VLB machine, then the UltraStor 34F is very > much worth looking at. Otherwise, look at a used 1742. I > think there are some EISA bustek controllers, but I have > little experience, and am unfamiliar with all of them. I don't know how good the BusLogic cards are but they sure beat Adaptec for customer service. Here's a quick run-down of the EISA products: FEATURES BT-742A BT-747S BT-747D Sync. Data Rate 5MB/sec 10MB/sec 10MB/sec ASnc. Data Rate 5MB/sec 7MB/sec 7MB/sec Bus Data X/fer rate (burst mode) 33MB/sec 33MB/sec 33MB/sec Termiation Single-passive single-active Differential Bus Data Path 32-bit 32-bit 32-bit Bus Addr. Range 32-bit 32-bit 32-bit Microprocessor 80188(10Mhz/s) 80186(20Mhz/s) 80186(20Mhz/s) Dual Floppy Yes yes, plus 2.88MB support Rec. Max. Cable length 6ft 6ft 25ft Connector 50-pin Centronic 50-pin SCSI-2 There is also the BT-757S and BT-757D, both are WIDE SCSI-2 adaptor. I currently don't have any info on them. they come with drivers for: DOS, Windows, Netware, OS/2, and SCO UNIX. Further, I think they are register compatible with the Adaptec 1542 so you can use the 16-bit drivers. Hopes this help, Doug Tran Digital Designs