LOL I like the parting comment. How old are your drives to be saying they still beat SATA in this day and age!
Happy holidays ;) On Dec 20, 2011 12:17 PM, "Gaffer" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Duncan, > > On Tuesday 20 December 2011 02:05:29 DSinc wrote: > > I am starting a new hdw project. Just because I can. > > So, I come to the Collective to share ........... :) > > > > I wish to try and push an old PC as far as I am able. > > The old PC has family sentimental value. > > I do burn trons with it each month, but, if my retrofit works, > > I may back up, say, "Whoa!", AND, > > just truck on with it until its' old cpu croaks! > > > > It is an Intel P6-Pro/256, 512MB RAM (max), old Micronics 'Lightning' > > m/b. This stack runs Windows XPpro ATM! Yes. Slow, but very solid w/o > > crashes. I use a modern Intel GB NIC! I use an Adaptec 29160 SCSI > > controller. The video card is an old Matrox Mill2 4MB. > > All total, a true dinosaur today! > > > > 1st Q: Does our Collective still have active/lurker members that > > still do SCSI? > > > > I need to bounce some really OLD stuff around (back channel). > > > > Thought? Suggestions? > > Best of Season! > > Duncan > > Yes ! I still run SCSI and yes it still beats SATA hands down. However > most of the performance gain is lost in a single user machine... > > Seasons greetings: > -- > Best Regards: > Derrick. > Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. > Pontefract Linux Users Group. > plug @ play-net.co.uk >
