Subject: Re: NCR 53C810 based card?
To: David Pletcher <dpletche@dave386.risc.rockwell.com>
From: Luke Mewburn <lm@melb.cpr.itg.telecom.com.au>
List: port-i386
Date: 02/11/1995 12:22:58
> Hi,
> I've just spent the entire afternoon digging through port-i386
> archives and talking with various confused salespeople at NCR
> (AT&T) and various mail-order houses, trying to find out what
> SCSI controllers are available based upon the aforementioned
> chip.  Some merely have no idea what I am talking about, whereas
> others become hostile that I persist with these needlessly
> technical questions when they've already asserted that their card
> is Windoze and Netware compatible (whoopee).  PC trashrag magazines
> are equally unhelpful.  So, kind people, can anyone recommend a
> specific PCI SCSI card based on the 810, which works with NetBSD
> (of course), by manufacturer and model number (and even a number
> I can call to order one where the salesperson might know what I'm
> talking about?)  If NCR actually sells one, that would be grand,
> but their salespeople don't seem to know whether they do or not.

ASUS (the motherboard manufacturer) have a PCI SCSI daughterboard
for their AP4 & SP3G (probably SP3 as well) 486 PCI boards, and
possibly the pentium equivalents; the "SC-200". It's based on the 810.

Caveat: the card has no BIOS; I assume it's designed for ASUS boards
with the NCR BIOS on the board. But, since you gave no info on the
board you have, I thought that this may help.

Note: I have just obtained my ASUS SP3G; the onboard SCSI really rocks.
~2x faster than an AHA1542CF, ~20% faster than an Bustek VLB 445S.
If I had enough SCSI devices, I'd buy the SC-200 as a second bus.
I wholly recommend this board for NetBSD.

--
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