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From: rbt@eurocontrol.fr (Ollivier Robert)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Which Fast-SCSI to get?
Date: 16 Jul 1996 13:08:43 GMT
Organization: Eurocontrol EEC, Bretigny, France
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In article <9606158374.AA837486151@603cs.croughton.af.mil>,
 <HETZELS@croughton.af.mil> wrote:
>      Also, which SCSI controller would give me the best performance the 
>      Fast SCSI-2 or the Fast Wide SCSI-2?

If you have a Wide drive, then the Fast Wide will go faster of course.

>      Pro-Tech JBP55S w/Built in Adaptec AIC-7850 (AHA2940 equiv.) Fast SCSI 
>      II Controller ( http://www.iquest.net/cdm/jbp55s.html )

This one is supported by FreeBSD 2.1.5.

>      Pro-Tech JBW55S w/Built in AIC-7880 (AHA-2940UW comp.)Fast-Wide SCSI 
>      II Controller ( http://www.iquest.net/cdm/jbw55s.html )

It may be supported only by 2.2-CURRENT, I'm not sure.

If you don't intent to buy any wide drive soon, just go for the 7850...
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Ollivier ROBERT   -=- Eurocontrol EEC/TIS -=-   Ollivier.Robert@eurocontrol.fr
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