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From: cgn@leo.UUCP (Chris Nieves)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: Wide SCSI on NCR53C700
Summary: wide scsi  ???
Message-ID: <81315@leo.UUCP>
Date: 27 Jul 90 02:09:32 GMT
References: <18001@windy.dsir.govt.nz>
Organization: ICL North America, Irvine, CA.
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In article <18001@windy.dsir.govt.nz>, SRGHDJE@windy.dsir.govt.nz writes:
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> We are about to start designing a system using the NCR53C700 SCSI I/O 
> Processor (SIOP). This looks to be a great chip, it even has 12 pins 
> that the data manual (Rev.2.5) says are "Reserved for Wide SCSI". 

I'll agree that the SIOP is the right way to go...but what are you going
to hook up to this design that supports wide scsi??  Everything that is
fast is getting smaller and that means no place to put the extra
connector.  Worry about going faster (10MB) before going wider.

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