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Re: SCSI vs IDE



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This statement is not entirely correct.

The new PII systems have a 100Mhz memory bus.  PCI, ISA and other such buses
not that fast.

JL
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From: sptradr@xxxxxxxxx <sptradr@xxxxxxxxx>
To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Saturday, July 25, 1998 11:34 PM
Subject: Re: SCSI vs IDE


>ron wrote:
>>>> the Pentium II data bus is 66Mhz (twice that of a regular Pentium), so
>that alone improves the throughput. <<<
>
>Not entirely correct...the newer 350 and 400 MHz Pentium II (Deschutes)
>system bus speeds are 100 MHz.  So if you're going to buy a new system,
>definitely go with the 350+ P II's.
>
>-Tony Haas
>