Re: basic question: will I need SCSI??

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From: Eigil Krogh S|rensen
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 19:48

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olson@anchor.esd.sgi.com (Dave Olson) writes:

>Actually, current SCSI drives are *mostly* pretty good on this, at least
>as good as in any of the other drive categories I have ever been involved
>with at the disk qualification level, and probably better than some.

>IDE I can't comment on, as I've never messed with it.
>--
>Let no one tell me that silence gives consent,  |   Dave Olson
>because whoever is silent dissents.             |   Silicon Graphics, Inc.
>    Maria Isabel Barreno                        |   olson@sgi.com

Just a short comment:

I've spent 5 years rewriting I/O drivers, writing special programmes and
tumbling with suppliers of SCSI devices because not two SCSI devices were
compatible. Each supplier seem to make the bytes and bits in the SCSI-
commands more or less different from other suppliers. The reason is that the
SCSI specs. are to "lose". Even the Common Command Set allow much to much
vendor unique stuff.

--- Eigil

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From: eks@daimi.aau.dk (Eigil Krogh S|rensen)
Subject: Re: basic question: will I need SCSI??
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Keywords: SCSI, CD, ZEOS
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