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From: cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis)
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Subject: Re: Hard Drive/Controller
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Date: 28 Nov 89 23:59:13 GMT
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In article <24531@cup.portal.com> (Dana B Bourgeois) writes:
>I know it probably isn't a problem now but when will support for more
>than 8 SCSI devices appear?
Hmm, in my copy of the spec 8 is the limit. Now the HardDrive interface
will support 8/Card and multiple cards, is that what you want?

>  And do the current products support the attach/detach elements that 
> are built into the standard?  

Again the RDPrep routine for the Hardframe asks if this device supports
disconnect/reconnect but I don't know if the driver actually understands
it.


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