Adding CDROM slows down SCSI subsystem?

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From: Rick
Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1993 22:53

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I was talking to a sales rep about adding a CDROM (CDR-84) to my existing SCSI
system (TMC885 + ST4767N), and he said that this will degrade the system
performance.  He said most users opt for a second SCSI card into which
they plug the CDROM.  Is this correct?  I thought that each device on a
SCSI bus worked independently of each other, and that data rate was
determined by the addressed device.  Am I wrong?

Rick.

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Subject: Adding CDROM slows down SCSI subsystem?
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