abali@parts.eng.ohio-state.edu (Bulent Abali) (05/03/89)
Did anybody ever use the SCSI interface chips on the market? I believe there are several companies such as NCR, Western Digital, and Adaptec offering SCSI chips. I would like to use one of them, but I heard rumors that some have unreported errors and bugs in them. If you like to share your experiences, would you please post it here or e-mail directly? Thanks. -=- Bulent Abali Ohio State Univ., Dept.of Electrical Eng. 2015 Neil Av. Columbus, Ohio 43210 abali@baloo.eng.ohio-state.edu
T-Com@nixbur.UUCP (T-Com) (08/17/90)
Hi, I would like to know what SCSI is all about. Why it is so popular today? What makes it unique when compared to other bus standards like VME eventhough it achieves a throughput of only 5MB/sec? Advantages and Disadvantages when compared to other bus stands..and so on.. Any references would also be helpful.. Vijay (vijay.bur@nixdorf.com.uunet)
przemek@liszt.helios.nd.edu (Przemek Klosowski) (08/17/90)
Someone asked on the net what makes the SCSI bus so popular, given the modest 5MB/s thruput. I propose that it is the only bus to which you can connect using a cable and a flip of a switch, accessible without disassembling the 'device'. It therefore has tremendous marketing advantage, and it will be around at least as long as the IBM PC architecture. -- przemek klosowski (przemek@ndcva.cc.nd.edu) Physics Dept University of Notre Dame IN 46556
daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie) (08/21/90)
In article <354@news.nd.edu> przemek@liszt.helios.nd.edu (Przemek Klosowski) writes: >Someone asked on the net what makes the SCSI bus so popular, given the >modest 5MB/s thruput. One might ask what makes the PC-AT bus so popular, given the modest 4MB/s thruput. My guess is that, until recently, there hasn't been all that much need for things on the desktop that go faster. Even now, most actual hard drive hardware can barely manage 1.5MB/s or so. > przemek klosowski (przemek@ndcva.cc.nd.edu) -- Dave Haynie Commodore-Amiga (Amiga 3000) "The Crew That Never Rests" {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!daveh PLINK: hazy BIX: hazy Get that coffee outta my face, put a Margarita in its place!