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From: buyse@convexe.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: SCSI / ProDOS Question
Message-ID: <64800017@convexe>
Date: 2 Mar 88 18:24:00 GMT
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Nf-From: convexe.UUCP!buyse    Mar  2 12:24:00 1988


Yes, SCSI will support up to 8 devices (or is it 7) chained together.

However, as you pointed out, Prodos can not yet handle that many devices
if you have to partition each hard disk into multiple volumes.  The fault
lies in Prodos, not in SCSI.  Likewise is the case for the magical
transfer rate of hard disks.  The Apple's bus is the limiter there.

Look for the full 16-bit implementation of Prodos 16 (2.0) to eliminate
the problems on limitations on devices per slot.  Also look for it to
extend the limit on maximum volume sizes and file sizes.

-Russell Buyse.

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