Re: [Linux-ISP] NCR 825 ctrler

1996-10-23 Thread Vikram Khare
On Thu, 10 Oct 1996, Ricardo Kleemann wrote: Would you say the Buslogic is better due to higher cost? I've always heard good things about the NCR controllers relative to Linux, but does the fact that they are _much_ cheaper than the BT or Adaptec mean they are poor performers? Has anyone

Re: [Linux-ISP] NCR 825 ctrler

1996-10-12 Thread Marty Leisner
The 825 has a BIOS...but the 810 based cards do not, and can't be used to boot from a SCSI disk unless your system BIOS has the appropriate BIOS extensions built in. Most Pentiums do...but some don't. I have an NCR810 card...it was in a Packard Bell...I knew nothing about PCI before

Re: [Linux-ISP] NCR 825 ctrler

1996-10-11 Thread Ricardo Kleemann
Thanks! On Thu, 10 Oct 1996, Jon Lewis wrote: Anyone use it? Is it worth to buy it? I've not gotten an 825 yet, but I have around a dozen 810's in use. They've become the standard FDT SCSI card. At about $59 each, they're hard to pass up. I'd get the 825 if you want fast-wide on a

Re: [Linux-ISP] NCR 825 ctrler

1996-10-11 Thread Jon Lewis
On Thu, 10 Oct 1996, Ricardo Kleemann wrote: Would you say the Buslogic is better due to higher cost? I've always heard good things about the NCR controllers relative to Linux, but does the fact that they are _much_ cheaper than the BT or Adaptec mean they are poor performers? Has anyone

Re: NCR 825 ctrler

1996-10-11 Thread Daniel Stringfield
Hi guys, I saw a price list which had the NCR 825 controller, and it said it's a Fast Wide controller. Is that true? Why is it so much cheaper than the Adaptec, for example? Is it a poor performer? The price was about $100 cheaper than the adaptec. Anyone use it? Is it worth to buy

Re: [Linux-ISP] Re: NCR 825 ctrler

1996-10-11 Thread Jon Lewis
On Thu, 10 Oct 1996, Daniel Stringfield wrote: Well, I will say this about Adaptec... Just like many other name brands, you pay for the name. Thats why Digi International makes you pay through the nose! You pay $2 for the board, $700 for the Digi logo. Another problem iwht the high-end

NCR 825 ctrler

1996-10-10 Thread Ricardo Kleemann
Hi guys, I saw a price list which had the NCR 825 controller, and it said it's a Fast Wide controller. Is that true? Why is it so much cheaper than the Adaptec, for example? Is it a poor performer? The price was about $100 cheaper than the adaptec. Anyone use it? Is it worth to buy it?

Re: [Linux-ISP] NCR 825 ctrler

1996-10-10 Thread Jon Lewis
On Thu, 10 Oct 1996, Ricardo Kleemann wrote: I saw a price list which had the NCR 825 controller, and it said it's a Fast Wide controller. Is that true? Why is it so much cheaper than the Adaptec, for example? Is it a poor performer? The price was about $100 cheaper than the adaptec. The