Subject: Re: some perplexity
To: Charles M. Hannum <root@ihack.net>
From: Chris G. Demetriou <cgd@netbsd.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 09/25/1998 08:50:39
"Charles M. Hannum" <root@ihack.net> writes:
> > On the other hand these two drivers would be the only ones in the whole
> > system having the same manufacturer and the same bus architecture.
> 
> Actually, there is at least one other example: the Adaptec 1542
> (`aha') and Adaptec 1522 (`aic'), which are both ISA SCSI controllers.
> (Although this is a little different in that one is a `smart' board
> and the other is a `dumb' board.)

of scsi drivers, those may be the only one...

However, ethernet drivers are nother.  the record there for same
manufacturer & bus would seem to be 5 (!!), for the 3c50[13579]
boards on ISA.  8-)



cgd
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