char@b11.ingr.com (Orrin Char) (10/28/89)
I need information pertaining to future industry standards for shielded SCSI connectors. We, at Intergraph, currently support 2 different types of shielded SCSI connector: a) Centronics-style 50-contact (0.085 inch spacing)... preferred b) AMP 50-pin (0.100 inch spacing) The proposed SCSI-2 specification lists 2 shielded connector options for the A cable: a) AMP high-density 50-pin (0.050 inch spacing) b) Centronics-style low-density 50-contact (0.085 inch spacing) I believe that ANSI X3T9.2 (SCSI Committee) members were supporting a move to high-density connectors to fit the smaller physical dimensions of the next generation computer products (especially personal computers). Are manufacturers of SCSI products really planning to change to the high-density connectors in the near future? Or, are they planning to stay with the low-density connectors to remain compatible with existing products? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Orrin Char Email ...!uunet!ingr!b11!char Senior System Engineer char@b11.INGR.COM Intergraph Corporation Phone: (205)772-6127 Mail Stop CR1105 One Madison Industrial Park Huntsville, Al. 35807
ts@cup.portal.com (Tim W Smith) (10/30/89)
NCR is using the high density 50 pin one on the host adaptor for their new Microchannel machines. I haven't seen anyone else use them yet. All the drives I've hooked to my NCR Microchannel machine have been via the regular AMP connector that is also on the card. Tim Smith