Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!dali.cs.montana.edu!milton!hayes.ims.alaska.edu!casbah.acns.nwu.edu!nucsrl!tellab5!chinet!miroc!reaper!mmm From: mmm@reaper.Chi.IL.US (Michael Marvin Morrison) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: A silly question...about PCs Message-ID: Date: 27 Apr 91 05:28:58 GMT References: <3216@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU> <901@cns.SanDiego.NCR.COM> <41587@cup.portal.com> Lines: 25 In article <41587@cup.portal.com> FelineGrace@cup.portal.com (Dana B Bourgeois) writes: >Is there a reason why no programmer has followed up with a SCSI network? >We have alternative file systems (MSH), and PD SCSI tape drivers and PD >networking (parnet/sernet/dnet) but no SCSINet. Is it really difficult? >No one has a use for it, maybe? If written to isolate hardware with >seperate modules for Amiga and PC hardware it could be compiled for both >and then couldn't the two machines talk to each other over the SCSI bus? >Seems like such a Neat Thing I'm surprised there isn't more interest in >it. > >Dana Bourgeois @ cup.portal.com It sounds like a neat Idea, and it is, but the problem is finding a SCSI card that can act as a TARGET *and* an INITIATOR. None of the controllers I know of can EASILY do this, and still use their current ROMS, except maybe the ICD card. A buddy of mine who used to work for ICD, but now works for Commodore (Jerry, if you read this, send me EMail!!) *was* working on it. For instance, a 2091 (and probably the 3000's controller) would require you to remove the ROMS to talk directly to the SCSI chip to properly emulate a target. Some company sells one for 500's called 'SCSINet' but it costs like $700. -- Michael M Morrison /| |\ mmm@reaper.chi.il.us | | Cash, for Cache.. | | reaper!mmm@miroc.chi.il.us \| Hmm.. sounds fair. |/