On Mon, Jun 08, 1998 at 08:33:43PM -0400, Paul Miller wrote: > > I know SCSI is faster, but if the drives only write at 2X or 4X, why does > it matter? ... I think the buffer size and supported functions are > probably the most important. > > >From the FAQs, it looks like Linux supports most IDE and SCSI drives. I'm > not sure about ECP/EPP parallel port drives.
It's not the speed, it's compatibility. If you think all the software you will ever want to use does IDE, then go for it. Otherwise use SCSI. Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Latest Debian packages at ftp://ftp.rising.com.au/pub/hamish. PGP#EFA6B9D5 CCs of replies from mailing lists are welcome. http://hamish.home.ml.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
