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From: les@chinet.chinet.com (Leslie Mikesell)
Subject: Re: Adaptec 2742 + BSD?
Message-ID: <CEy2xI.7K2@chinet.chinet.com>
Organization: Chinet - Public Access UNIX
References: <29fgpeINN97h@uwm.edu> <29g3dp$o4l@homer.cs.mcgill.ca>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1993 15:27:15 GMT
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In article <29g3dp$o4l@homer.cs.mcgill.ca>,
Marc WANDSCHNEIDER <storm@cs.mcgill.ca> wrote:

>	1.  The newer 2742 controllers are NOT compiatble with the older
>	154X and 174X controllers

>	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.

The Buslogic 742S is supposed to be compatible but I have heard it
is also out of production.  A local clone builder found an AUSTek
EISA SC100 controller when the 1742 was unavailable.  It is 1542
compatible but uses EISA busmastering.  It allows up to 16M cache
on the board also, but I am not using any.

Les Mikesell
  les@chinet.com