Re: Parallel ZIP Drive Really SCSI ???

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From: dzou
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 00:21

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In article <4hnstr$7u0@panix3.panix.com>, schuster@panix.com (Michael Schuster) writes:
> In article <DnwM5D.Aq6@mccc.edu>, Pete Holsberg <pjh@mccc.edu> wrote:
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>>What's the significance of this? Is the ZIP really a SCSI
>>device with a built in parallel-to-SCSI interface? How hard
>>would it be to bypass that interface and get right at the
>>SCSI part?
> 
> You are correct that the parallel Zip drive is really a SCSI device with
> an on-board parallel-to-SCSI converter. But the SCSI bus is internal to
> the single controller board, and is not accessible from the outside.
> 

Since both SCSI and parallel Zip drives are at the same price, why anyone would
try to convert a parallel to a SCSI?


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Subject: Re: Parallel ZIP Drive Really SCSI ???
Date: 15 Mar 96 19:21:02 -0500
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