Re: Apple HD80SC... Quantum ???

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From: Todd Krein
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1989 17:50

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In article <40f1d90b.10342@fir.engin.umich.edu> swerling@caen.engin.umich.edu (Ace Swerling) writes:
>standard SCSI is that Apple uses a 25 pin port while the standard
>calls for a 50 pin port.  Apple claims not to need the extra 25
>pins, so they're not going to use them.  Recently, a bunch of

If I'm not mistaken (big If), the "extra" 25 wires are all shielding ground
connections. You only need them for noise control.

As for Apple not attending the SCSI convention, there was an interesting
article in MacWeek about it. Apparently, no one at Apple know who was
suppost to go, so no one did, until they read in MacWeek that they had
been demoted in standing in the SCSI commitee!

todd krein
krein@dg.uucp

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Subject: Re: Apple HD80SC... Quantum ???
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