Comparison between Sun SMD-4 and Xylogic Disk Controller

[Russ Poffenberger]

In article <1036 at brazos.Rice.edu> wang at wpi.wpi.edu (William S. Ang) writes:
>X-Sun-Spots-Digest: Volume 8, Issue 103, message 7 of 14
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>Is there any SunSparc user there that has experience with Sun SMD-4 or
>Xylogic Disk Controller.  I would like to connect them to a 3.0M bits/s
>CDC Disk.  I would like to know what is the pros and cons between them.
>Problem finding the right cable, etc.

According to what I understand, the SMD-4 from sun only supports 2.4Mb/s
transfers while the XY753 supports 3.0Mb/s. Make sure before connecting to the
disk that they are compatible.

Russ Poffenberger
Schlumberger Technologies
poffen at sj.ate.slb.com