Re: Fiber channels (was Re: The Killer Micro From Hell)

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From: Gideon YUVAL
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 1990 18:17

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In article <28758@amdcad.AMD.COM> ching@snap.AMD.COM (Mike Ching) writes:
>At AMD we have toyed with the idea of building a SCSI cable using our TAXI
>transceivers (32-140Mbit serial data rate) and fiber. We estimated that the
>cable would probably cost $75. I suppose a large market would drive the cost
>down.
>
What do ordinary SCSI cables cost (to compare to that $75 figure)?     
Is there also a cost per extra foot of cable?

Thanks
-- 
Gideon Yuval, gideony@microsof.UUCP, 206-882-8080 (fax:206-883-8101;TWX:160520)

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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!microsoft!gideony
From: gideony@microsoft.UUCP (Gideon YUVAL)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Fiber channels (was Re: The Killer Micro From Hell)
Message-ID: <10252@microsoft.UUCP>
Date: 13 Jan 90 18:17:31 GMT
References: <34030@mips.mips.COM> <4322@nttmhs.ntt.JP> <39807@ames.arc.nasa.gov> <3101@umn-d-ub.D.UMN.EDU> <40043@ames.arc.nasa.gov> <47800@sgi.sgi.com> <94@zds-ux.UUCP> <28758@amdcad.AMD.COM>
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