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From: smace@NeoSoft.com (Scott Mace)
Subject: Re: *BSD Drivers for BusLogic?
Organization: NeoSoft Internet Services -- +1 713 684 5969
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1993 22:40:25 GMT
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In article <2g1g9oINNm3u@uwm.edu> scottk@point.cs.uwm.edu (Scott Knaffla) writes:
>I looked in the BSD Faq, but the hardware section seems to have a few holes
>that were never filled in.  I was going to get a 2742 until I found out no
>drivers are or will soon be available for it.  Now I am looking at the
>BusLogic, either a BT-747 (Fast) or a BT-757 (Fast+Wide).  Can anyone tell
>me if drivers for either FreeBSD or NetBSD are available for these systems?
>If these also have no drivers, can someone recommend a Fast SCSI II EISA board?

I have a buslogic 747s and it works fine.  I used the standard bt742a driver.

>
>Also does anyone happen to have a list of ethernet boards supported?
>  I would like to get a low-end EISA board ( ~$200-300), and I am open
>  for suggestions.

I would go with the 16bit isa wd8013, yes its ISA, but it only costs $120
and yields excellent performance.

>
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