He shoots... he scores!

From: Doc Shipley <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
Date: Sat Aug 14 14:48:05 2004

Bruce Lane wrote:

> Hi, Jay & Doc,
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> On 12-Aug-04 at 12:18 Doc Shipley wrote:
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>> And, of course, HVD adapters for PC have gotten Very Damned Expensive.
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> If you're nutty enough to buy them new, yes, that's absolutely correct.
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> HOWEVER -- I picked up a nice Qlogic PCI HVD SCSI card on E-pay for the stunning total of about $40.
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> Right now, in fact, there are three Adaptec AHA-2944UW Diff/Wide/Narrow SCSI cards at 'Buy-it-Now' for $45 each. Here's the links.

   No, I wouldn't even consider a new one, but even at $40-45, HVD is
still relatively expensive. I can reliably get an Adaptec 2940UW,
single-ended ultra-wide, for $10 or $15, or a BusLogic UW for $5-10.


        Doc
Received on Sat Aug 14 2004 - 14:48:05 BST