Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!stanford.edu!neon.Stanford.EDU!torrie From: torrie@cs.stanford.edu (Evan Torrie) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: The Amiga's Future Message-ID: <1991Jun7.162105.26985@neon.Stanford.EDU> Date: 7 Jun 91 16:21:05 GMT References: <1991Jun4.003619.3661@news.iastate.edu> <1991Jun4.023950.11286@ncsu.edu> <16577@darkstar.ucsc.edu> <22163@cbmvax.commodore.com> <18@ryptyde.UUCP> Sender: torrie@neon.Stanford.EDU (Evan James Torrie) Organization: Computer Science Department, Stanford University, Ca , USA Lines: 23 mykes@amiga0.SF-Bay.ORG (Mike Schwartz) writes: >Do builtin Mac SCSI ports go at upwards of 2MB per second? On the IIfx, it's 3MB/s [via DMA - although because this is only supported in A/UX, it actually ends up being slower than the IIci]. On the IIci, it just peaks out at 1.8 - 2MB/s. Of course, one could then ask "How many disk drives actually transfer data at upwards of 2MB/s?" The ones which do are generally 600MB and up drives, for which you're paying enough that it might make sense to add in a SCSI-2 card. >The Amiga's serial port goes 25% faster than the Mac's. Neener neener neener. Hmmm. A standard Mac serial port, when connected to the Personal Laserwriter LS, transfers data to the printer at approx 970 Kbit/s. So, the Amiga's serial port is a 1.2Mbit device? -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Evan Torrie. Stanford University, Class of 199? torrie@cs.stanford.edu "Cold is God's way of telling us to burn more Catholics" - Lady Whiteadder