Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!cyclops!csense!bote From: bote@csense.UUCP (John Boteler) Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386 Subject: Re: Mylex SCSI Controller Message-ID: <369@csense.UUCP> Date: 22 Sep 89 12:42:07 GMT References: <8191@megatest.UUCP> Followup-To: comp.unix.i386 Organization: Common Sense Computing, McLean Va Lines: 26 From article <8191@megatest.UUCP>, by palowoda@megatest.UUCP (Bob Palowoda): > > Ok who is useing the Mylex DC376 SCSI Controller on a UNIX/XENIX machine. > I'm interested to hear what the throughput is. The controller looks > to be fairly new. This is what the ad says about it. > > * The card uses the 32bit slot for 32bit IO > * Emulates a WD controller (no special boot proms needed) > * Software support for DOS, UNIX, Xenix and Nobell > * Cache memory on board 1 or 4 meg simm modules. Whose 32 bit slot? Intel's? AMI's? Mylex's new one? Silicon Valley's? The emulation is interesting...I assume they mean they emulate ST-506 interface? How Nobell of them to support UNIX! Curious as to how a SCSI host controller can easily perform cache operations? -- Bote Old & Improved path!: uunet!comsea!csense!bote New & Improved path!: {zardoz|uunet!tgate|cos!}ka3ovk!media!cyclops!csense!bote