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From: brb@rhi.hi.is (Bjorn R. Bjornsson)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Fiber channels (Really SCSI fiber extenders)
Message-ID: <1476@krafla.rhi.hi.is>
Date: 17 Jan 90 01:40:39 GMT
References: <34030@mips.mips.COM> <4322@nttmhs.ntt.JP> <39807@ames.arc.nasa.gov> <28795@amdcad.AMD.COM>
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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...

and

In article <28795@amdcad.AMD.COM>, ching@pepsi.amd.com (Mike Ching) writes:
>... Just considering it for an application note for the chips.
> Our business is ICs.)

I saw a new product brief for an SCSI fiber optic extender
about a year ago.  Needless to say, I no longer remember who makes
these, but I seem to recall a max distance of a about 1 km.

I can certainly think of situations where such a cable could come in
handy, especially if the transceivers aren't too bulky and don't need
a lot of power.
--
Bjorn R. Bjornsson			brb@falcon.is
Gagntaekni / Bijective Tech.