Subject: Re: 300MHz beige G3 questions
To: port-macppc <port-macppc@netbsd.org>
From: Andy Ball <andy.ball@earthlink.net>
List: port-macppc
Date: 12/06/2002 18:55:08
Hello Henry,
HBH> Almost certainly single-ended. At a guess I'd say 10
> MHz (20 MB/s if wide). You may get better deals
> buying ATA disks, but I can't address the interface
> performance comparisons.
That's okay, we'll leave that can of worms unopened ;-)
HBH> Go look at the i386 port. If you are willing to
> configure kernels and test drivers you can probably
> use anything that works for them, eventually. There
> may be some endianness issues to fix, but I'm sure
> you can get any help you need on this list for that.
One of the reasons that NetBSD has been so useful to me has
been the support I get from the mailing lists. Testing some
drivers is the least I can do to give a little back. I may
not have prolonged access to the card though (unless we
order a matching pair).
- Andy Ball