Faster sbus scsi options (was Re: [rescue] Lily at Comdisco has more Ultra 30s (Fourty at last count!)

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On Thu, 16 Aug 2001, Tugrul Galatali wrote:

> 	I shoulda asked in the last email, but what options do I have for
> faster SCSI in my Tatung U2? I mean, I really don't mind working completely
> out of ram, but its probably a bad habit :) 40MB/s is great, 20MB/s is just
> too slow.

A UDWIS/S is UW, but differential.  There are some 3rd-party UW SE boards
that can be found at sparcproductdirectory.com, but expect them to be
pricy.

> 	Tugrul Galatali *wishing for a cheap Ultra 60 base, which should take
> the same CPUs/RAM right?*

Depending on the CPU's, yes.  You would also need a different version of
the Creator framebuffer if you have one now (all PCI boxes with the
exception of the 450 use a "vertical" form factor Creator/Elite).

If you really need faster SCSI chains, it might actually be cheaper to
upgrade to a U30 or U60 and buy PCI Symbios UW cards than to try to find
Sbus ones.  The bottom has really fallen out of the 30/60 market recently.

-James