Subject: Re: Fastest NetBSD 68k computer?
To: Michael G. Schabert <mikeride@prez.buf.servtech.com>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@loki.stanford.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 02/24/1998 19:57:33
On Tue, 24 Feb 1998, Michael G. Schabert wrote:

> >It has the slowest disk driver though, and the stock 1.3 might have some
> >problems with really high speed serial I/O.  I think all the Quadra's share
> >the same SCSI driver though and the CPU makes any deficiencies worth
> >putting up with.
> 
> Well, the SCSI performance will increase to where it should have the
> fastest performance in the mac68k world if they get the DMA working, which
> as Colin mentioned is being looked at. Why would you say that 1.3 might
> have problems with serial I/O? While I don't exactly tax my serial port,
> I've never had any problems with it. I just use a 14.4 modem and sometimes
> an ISDN TA with my Q840 AV. About the biggest problem that I've experienced
> is that (in both NetBSD and MacOS) the computer doesn't like using the
> printer port for modem use. I haven't looked much into this, & just use the
> printer port for my DeskWriter, but I found it odd.

I've only recently started hearing about serial problems on these models.
I'd appreciate hearing more, as details become available. Also, do you see
lots of ethernet errors too?

Take care,

Bill