Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!bionet!agate!darkstar!ucscb.UCSC.EDU!unknown From: unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (The Unknown User) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: A low blow from Apple Message-ID: <7109@darkstar.ucsc.edu> Date: 23 Sep 90 23:51:16 GMT References: <9009230630.AA24367@apple.com> <8004@milton.u.washington.edu> Sender: usenet@darkstar.ucsc.edu Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz; Open Access Computing Lines: 20 In article <8004@milton.u.washington.edu> cyliao@hardy.acs.washington.edu (Chun-Yao Liao) writes: > BTW, SCSI is better than the one used by most IBMs (It is called > something like EDSI, I don't remember it well) ONLY UNDER CERTAIN > situations. The SCSI is much suitable to be used with multitasking Well this is off your topic, but it's ESDI... And there are inexpensive (<$100 I'm pretty certain) controller cards that convert from ESDI -> SCSI. They go inside of the hard drive too so they're not computer dependent. So that means that you can buy cheaper ESDI drives and use them as SCSI devices. I myself will probably not go this route (as I want to buy 45 meg Syquest based drives that are already SCSI)... But it is a good route for someone who wants to buy a HUGE drive and save lots of money. -- /pqbdpqbdpqbd Apple II(GS) Forever! unknown@ucscb.ucsc.edu dbqpdbqpdbqp\ \"If cartoons were meant for adults, they'd be on in prime time."-Lisa Simpson/