Subject: Re: PCI SCSI Card recommendation ...
To: Phil Nelson <phil@cs.wwu.edu>
From: Andrew Gillham <gillhaa@ghost.whirlpool.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 05/12/2000 13:48:01
Phil Nelson writes:
> 
> I'm looking to add a PCI SCSI card to a PC I have.  
> I have been having a real hard time mapping the
> supported SCSI chips to real products.  Most information
> I have been able to find (including on-line user manuals)
> don't tell me the chip on which the product is based.
> 
> So, does any one have a good recommendation?  I'm looking
> SCSI2 and it doesn't have to real hot.  This is to get
> a SCSI scanner connected.  (NetBSD doesn't yet support
> USB scanners yet, does it?  .... I couldn't find support.)

The Advansys cards seem pretty decent.  I haven't used a SCSI
scanner with one though.  You can get a Ultra SCSI (not wide) card
for about US $50  from buy.com.  (3940UA-00, US $52.95)

-Andrew
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