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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!news.sol.net!uniserve!van-bc!news.mindlink.net!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!athos.itribe.net!server.esva.net!server.esva.net!thom From: Thom Henderson <thom@esva.net> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: BSDI woes! Buslogic/Adaptec SCSI & Seagate HDD's... Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 07:42:07 -0500 Organization: The Eastern Shore of Virginia Network Lines: 28 Message-ID: <Pine.BSD/.3.91.960125074012.10699B-100000@server.esva.net> References: <199601240107.RAA08370@wlv.iipo.gtegsc.com> <Pine.AUX.3.90.960123172407.12221A-100000@olympic.pacificrim.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: server.esva.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII In-Reply-To: <Pine.AUX.3.90.960123172407.12221A-100000@olympic.pacificrim.net> On Tue, 23 Jan 1996, Khan Klatt wrote: > On Tue, 23 Jan 1996, Steven M. Schultz wrote: > > > In article <khan.821902830@olympic> you write: > > >I won't *EVEN* go into why BSDI doesn't support the Adaptec 2940 series, > > >now that they've been out for over a year... "version 2.1" yeah, whatever. > > > > > >I won't *EVEN* go into the fact that I couldn't get my hands on a Buslogic > > >946C (it was discontinued-- great, Adaptec, Buslogic, NEITHER work with my > > >box!).. so then finally I order a Buslogic 956C. > > > > Wrong. The 946C is not discontinued. I just added a second one > > to my BSDI system a couple weeks ago. Sounds like you got some > > incorrect advice from someone. > > The distributors are no longer stocking this item. As far as my > purchasing agents were concerned, the card was unavailable. My point is > that BSDI starts supporting cards WAY after they have been released... > great new OS, but what's with running it off of hardware over two years old? When it's your business at stake, what's wrong with using hardware that's proven itself over time? The bleeding edge is for hardware junkies that have nothing to lose. I want hardware (AND software) that is *known* to work properly. A lot of the hardware and software around here is five years old or more, and I *know* it works!