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[Bruce Smith]

> >>"Over 7 years of using Linux and Adaptec has taught me one thing:
> >>Don't use Adaptec"
> >>No cream, no sugar, and death before decaf!
> >Better than SIIG, which burned up three of my drives *at the same time*,
> >and then another when I connected it to test for card failure.  Yay.
> >Hmm...I seemed to not have many problems with adaptec, I like 'em.
> 
> I know it is flame war material, but all my IBM Netfinities have an 
> aic7xxx channel (Adaptex 2940/7880) and they have worked flawlessly from 
> day one.  The host that runs my house has a drive array connected via an 
> AIC-7850 and it too has worked without incident.  

I agree 100%.  I have almost a dozen IBM Intellistations with the same
Adaptec controller, and they all have always worked flawlessly.

> The Future Domain channel, on the other hand, blows chunks on a regular basis.
> Fortunately I use that channel for removable media (4mm, 8mm, CDR, & CDW) and
> don't much care.

Never tried one of those, and I probably won't now!   :-)

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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