sschneider@pro-exchange.cts.com (The RainForest BBS) (02/28/89)
RE: SCSI explanation / difference between Apple and CMS Several people thought I was offering an explanation when in fact I'm looking for additional information. "I thought" with a SCSI interface I could hook up all types of SCSI devices to my Apple//e.. (like tape back up, additional hard drives, etc... ) Afterall, my CMS manual says I can set 7 device numbers. Now I'm finding out, unless I misunderstood, I can't have more than 2 devices or 64 megs online from a single CMS SCSI interface card/slot. All of this is quite confusing to myself and others. Does the Apple SCSI card allow more devices? Once again... anyone want to write a short (not too short) explanation of what one can do with one slot, one SCSI card and one Apple //e... <and no nasty remarks please> There's certainly no shortage of opinion and/or expertise here on InfoApple so how's about one of you gurus taking a shot at it?? Thanks in adavnce /steve system manager ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | UUCP: crash!pro-exchange!sschneider APPLELINK : sschneider | | ARPA: crash!pro-exchange!sschneider@nosc.mil COMPU$ERVE: 75166,2544 | | INET: sschneider@pro-exchange.cts.com GENIE : sschneider | | The RainForest @ 305-434-4927 / PO Box 841422, Pembroke Pines, Fl, 33084 | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
rat@madnix.UUCP (David Douthitt) (03/04/89)
Pnet01!pro-simasd!pro-exchange!sschneider@nosc.mil writes: | | RE: SCSI explanation / difference between Apple and CMS | | "I thought" with a SCSI interface I could hook up all types of SCSI devices to | my Apple//e.. (like tape back up, additional hard drives, etc... ) Afterall, | my CMS manual says I can set 7 device numbers. Now I'm finding out, unless I | misunderstood, I can't have more than 2 devices or 64 megs online from a | single CMS SCSI interface card/slot. All of this is quite confusing to myself | and others. Does the Apple SCSI card allow more devices? Once again... anyone | want to write a short (not too short) explanation of what one can do with one | slot, one SCSI card and one Apple //e... <and no nasty remarks please> There's | certainly no shortage of opinion and/or expertise here on InfoApple so how's | about one of you gurus taking a shot at it?? | | Thanks in adavnce | /steve | system manager You're not the only one. Seems to me I heard on the net that Apple's SCSI wasn't completely kosher. Then I also heard that CMS doesn't follow SCSI true to form either. Can somebody clear this confusion *UP* ? Thank you very much... [david] -- ======== David Douthitt :::: Madison, WI :::: The Stainless Steel Rat ======== FidoNet: 1:121/2 ::::: WittiNet: "Curiouser and curiouser, said Alice." :::::: UseNet: ...{rutgers|ucbvax|harvard}!uwvax!astroatc!nicmad!madnix!rat ArpaNet: madnix!rat@cs.wisc.edu {decvax|att}!