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From: nicholaA@batman.moravian.EDU (Andy Nicholas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Apple II High-Speed SCSI Card Released
Summary: Yeah!!  Alright!
Message-ID: <1231@batman.moravian.EDU>
Date: 16 Mar 90 03:17:43 GMT
References: <39494@apple.Apple.COM>
Organization: Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA
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In article <39494@apple.Apple.COM>, mjohnson@Apple.COM (Mark B. Johnson) writes:

> APPLE ANNOUNCES NEW APPLE II HIGH-SPEED SCSI CARD
> 
> CUPERTINO, California--March 15, 1990--Apple Computer, Inc. today
> announced a new high-speed card that moves information up to 10
> times faster between Apple II personal computers and peripheral
> devices, such as hard disks and CD-ROM drives, at no extra cost.
> The new Apple II High-Speed SCSI Card provides the fastest data
> throughput available for Apple IIe and Apple IIGS users, and is
> compatible with all small computer system interface (SCSI)
> peripherals.

Alright!  Let's hear it for the guys in cupertino! :-)

Can the apple-folks talk about this now?  Any more information would be
appreciated.. :-)

> In addition to DMA, the SCSI manager and firmware have
> been improved and also contribute to the increased performance.

How much improved?

> Device drivers
> for the tape backup drive and scanner will be made available to
> developers, and users will be able to take advantage of these
> devices as applications are developed

Hey, that's cool... we can use the scanner?

> The Apple II High-Speed SCSI Card also includes improved
> hard disk utilities.  These utilities make it easy to handle hard
> disk management tasks such as data backup, disk partitioning and
> disk verification.  The partition and verify utilities take
> advantage of the improved firmware commands for hard disk drives.
> The backup utility is now able to handle the resource forks that
> are part of the IIGS files.  Because these are ProDOS utilities,
> they can be used by both Apple IIe and Apple IIGS users.

Geez, we're going for all the marbles here, huh?  New utilities, new
backup software?  These guys have put in some overtime, huh?

> The card will be available in the U. S. on March 15 at authorized Apple
> resellers.

Gotta go run down to the local store today and get myself one... :-)

andy

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Yeah!