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- From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
- Subject: Re: XGA-2 Clarification
- Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 18:32:53 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.183253.3986@actrix.gen.nz>
- References: <1992Dec18.063416.3786@ultb.isc.rit.edu> <pathak-181292115317@virtual.mitre.org> <1992Dec19.160935.1073@gandalf.UMCS.Maine.EDU>
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- In article <1992Dec19.160935.1073@gandalf.UMCS.Maine.EDU> jurlwin@gandalf.UMCS.Maine.EDU (Jeff Urlwin) writes:
- > >
- > >Not necessarily. The cost difference may be due to the bus master
- > >technology for the ISA bus. Remember, the Microchannel bus DIRECTLY
- > >supports bus mastering. I didn't even think that bus mastering was
- > >possible on the ISA bus but it looks like Radius figured out how to do it.
- > >I suspect part of the cost may be related to this.
- >
- > Bus mastering *is* possible on the ISA bus. The Adaptec 154X SCSI
- > controllers have been doing it for years (there are PLENTY other
- > cards that do it too, but I can't even begin to list them all).
- > And the 1542B just cost me $251, mail order.
-
- I have been told that the ISA bus will allow only one bus mastering
- card.....whereas MCA will support several.
-
- Comments?
-
- Steve
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