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From: bad@flatlin.ka.sub.org (Christoph Badura)
Subject: Re: Adaptec 1542A vs 1542B
Organization: Guru Systems/Funware Department
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 21:09:42 GMT
Message-ID: <Bsw2s7.J3u@flatlin.ka.sub.org>
References: <1992Aug11.231903.11908@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
Keywords: Adaptec SCSI
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In <1992Aug11.231903.11908@ultb.isc.rit.edu> asd1466@ultb.isc.rit.edu (A.S. Dumas) writes:

>What's the difference between the 1542A and 1542B?

The 1542B is newer, uses more custom chips and has additional
functionality in the firmware.

>Do both work with 386BSD?

The 1542A presently doesn't work with 386BSD. A couple of people are
working on it.
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				Christoph Badura  ---  bad@flatlin.ka.sub.org

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