Subject: Re: more -current error
To: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
From: Tom T. Thai <tomthai@future.net>
List: current-users
Date: 06/18/1997 08:34:07
On Tue, 17 Jun 1997, Jason Thorpe wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Jun 1997 16:12:54 -0500 (CDT)
> "Tom T. Thai" <tomthai@future.net> wrote:
>
> > oh, good, I just went out and got the AHA1542CP card today :< I was
> > reading the Install doc for 1.2D and it was listed.. so I thought.. what
> > the hell.. see if it's the HDs or the card.. am I back at square 1?
>
> Uhh...
>
> While the 1542CP is an OK card, it is definitely not my choice for
> a system where you want real performance. If you're using more than
> 16M, some transfers will be "bounced" (i.e. lots of data copies!).
I thought that buffer bounce was fixed recently? I think I read it on
the list?
>
> For a server, you _really_ want a PCI SCSI interface.
>
> Jason R. Thorpe thorpej@nas.nasa.gov
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