From: davisar@memstvx1.memst.edu Subject: Re: Future Domains SCSI's in Linux: Rate them? Date: 10 Feb 1993 09:18:18 -0600
In article <C27sIK.Aqs@ra.nrl.navy.mil>, eric@tantalus.nrl.navy.mil (Eric Youngdale) writes:
> In article <1993Feb9.155659.5545@memstvx1.memst.edu> davisar@memstvx1.memst.edu writes:
>>I am just about to purchase an Infinity 88mb removeable drive.
>>My understanding is that it has a Future Domain 1650 SCSI adapter.
>>[Could be 1670]. I know from the FAQ that these are supported for
>>Linux. I gather from reading these proceedings that Adaptec 1542x
>>is preferred. Unfortunately for me, my computer cannot fit the
>>Adaptec into it's case-- I have about a 1/4--1/2 inch overhang.
>
> I should point out that Adaptec is releasing the 1542C sometime this
> month. I understand that the physical profile is quite different from the
> 1542B. I do not know if this is of any help to you, but I just wanted to toss
> it out there. I can provide a list of the differences to anyone that wants
> them. Adaptec claims that the board is 100% compatible with the 1542B.
I would be very interested in hearing on the differences; especially the answer
to the question: Is there better (translation: less cumbersome) support for
removeable media?
Also can someone else pester the powers that be to find out a size comparison?
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