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From: bhirt@hawk.depaul.edu (Brian A. Hirt)
Subject: Re: Hardware for *BSD next weekend!
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In article <2nip6pINNgm7@grumpy.symantec.com> ksussman@symantec.com writes:
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>Adaptec 1542B
>		The FAQ seems to suggest that this is the One True
>		SCSI Card ... Is it better/faster/more featurful
>		than the others? Or is the driver just more
>		reliable?
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It's pretty hard to buy 1542B's now, you'll probably have to go with a 1542C.
Some of the older 1542C's had problems with the *BSD stuff.  A BusLogic
may work better, just a thought.