Re: SCSI cards

[behrenss@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Soenke Behrens)]

dempson@swell.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) writes:

>I have the Apple High-Speed SCSI Card.  I also used the original SCSI
>card (with Rev C ROM).  There is a major difference in speed between
>these cards, and the HS SCSI supports more SCSI devices than the Rev C,

Yup, I suspected thusly.

>The RamFAST SCSI card is another option.  It is faster than the HS
>SCSI but costs a lot more and I have a very low opinion of it from the
>times I've seen one and from what I've heard on the network.

Hmm. I don't know what ROM version you saw, but 3.0j is pretty good, really.
The RF has good support for the more common devices out there, and it's
_fast_ Besides, it does not cost $180 as you stated, but $140.
Yes, the supervisory driver structure of the HS SCSI is superior. And no,
it doesn't matter. What the average user wants is stability and speed for
his HD, and that he gets, in abundance, with the RF. And I _love_ the
ability to do background backups on tape :)

Regards
Soenke
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