[lug] SCSI Card spec questions

[metcalf at attglobal.net]

I recall George as being correct.  If you're trying to support a tape drive
I recall that you have to go to at least 1520.
----- Original Message -----
From: Chip Atkinson <chip at pupman.com>
To: <lug at lug.boulder.co.us>
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 3:45 PM
Subject: RE: [lug] SCSI Card spec questions


> Yeah, I tried them, but they don't seem to cover the nuances between AVA
> and AHA and 1505 vs 1510.  Of course, the problem could be that as I flip
> back and forth between pages, my memory loses things. :-)
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Chip
>
> On Tue, 18 Apr 2000, George Sexton wrote:
>
> > Have you looked at Adaptec's Web site?
> >
> > My understanding of the 1505-1510 series is they are all very low end,
16
> > bit ISA cards. They are generally given out as freebies with Zip drives,
> > SCSI scanners and the like. I seriously doubt they have SCSI tape
support.
> > You will be pretty disappointed with performance if you try to hook a
hard
> > drive up to it.
> >
> > George Sexton
> > MH Software, Inc.
> > Voice: 303 438 9585
> > Fax: 303 469 9679
> > URL: http://www.mhsoftware.com
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: lug-admin at lug.boulder.co.us [mailto:lug-admin at lug.boulder.co.us]On
> > Behalf Of Chip Atkinson
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 2:53 PM
> > To: List: Boulder Linux User's Group
> > Subject: [lug] SCSI Card spec questions
> >
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > Does anyone know where I can find out the differences between the
> > following adaptec scsi cards:
> > AHA-1510A
> > AHA-1505A
> > AVA-1510A
> > AVA-1505A
> >
> > I see these different cards advertised for significantly different
prices
> > ($17.95 vs 35.95) and yet I can't determine which would be better to
use.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Chip
> >
> >
> >
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