Re: Keeping up to date with -current with a cross-compiler

[Michael <macallan1888%gmail.com@localhost>]

Hello,

On Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:16:00 +0100
Hauke Fath <hauke%Espresso.Rhein-Neckar.DE@localhost> wrote:

> At 0:14 Uhr -0500 13.12.2011, Michael wrote:
> >Sure, you can find UW-SCSI or ATA cards with Apple firmware which would be
> >directly bootable but these would likely be expensive, difficult to find,
> >for the questionable benefit of one less disk ( which you could scsictl
> >stop right after booting in order to get rid of noise & heat output )
> 
> Hm, I just checked - I paid 19 EUR for the two-channel ATTO ultra-scsi
> controller in my B/W G3 (it came with the Apple crippled Adaptec 2930, but
> that was really flaky), and 8.50 EUR for a surprisingly quiet Seagate
> Cheetah 10.7 73GB disk, both plus shipping.

You're a lucky man ;)

> So, unless you need TBytes of storage, SCSI is still a viable alternative.
> You'd have to take your time, and wait for an affordable offer, though.

I didn't say it's not viable, just potentially cheaper and easier to find.

have fun
Michael