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- From: jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
- Subject: Re: Can A/UX 3.0 use SCSI-2 card? (was: Mac accelerators and A/UX 3.0)
- Message-ID: <jim.2a7555d4-n@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov>
- Date: 28 Jul 92 14:12:36 GMT
- References: <dmanning.712260444@cwis> <1992Jul27.213533.4284@noao.edu> <5!mmv7#.stever@netcom.com> <Bs32nw.GLw@acsu.buffalo.edu>
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- yaosenko@acsu.buffalo.edu (Yaosen Ko) writes:
-
- >In article <5!mmv7#.stever@netcom.com> stever@netcom.com (Steve Riggins) writes:
- >>
- >>Except for the fact that no OS takes advantage of the DMA yet, and some apps do
- >>not work with the serial chips in faster mode. I think that one could spend the
- >>saved money on RAM (The ram is only used in some LaserWriters) on a SCSI-2
- >>card and a SCSI-2 hard disk to get balzing speed.
- >>
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- >A/UX is using SCSI DMA on IIfx, now.
-
- >Does anybody know if those SCSI-2 card can be used under A/UX 3.0?
- >Those cards appear on July issue of MacUser I guess.
-
- Nope... the drivers aren't written yet.
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- Jim Jagielski NASA/GSFC, Code 734.4
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