Nancy wrote: > Nice! I don't own an S900, but appreciated the info just the same. I > have seen that card mentioned before, but never really understood what > it did. Was that setup/card used in any other machines? Or did anyone > else do anything similar?
No one else did a hybrid SCSI-Ethernet card, as far as I know. It was an ironic combination for a box that already had built-in ethernet and six PCI slots (in other words, it solved a slot shortage problem that didn't exist). The S900 DP/250 RAID was the only model I recall that came with the E100 preinstalled from UMAX, though a number of VARs preinstalled it in systems they then resold to customers as custom-configurations. That was the point of the S900D -- Umax shipped a cheap-but-functional shell of a computer, and the reseller configured it to order -- another semi-wise Marketing move that was only marginally successful (just like Umax Computer Corporation itself). The S900, S910, J700, and J710 could all host the E100 card. It probably would have made the most sense in the C500 and C600, but that could have cannibalized sales of the systems that actually had a profit margin. -Kennedy -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
