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From: jetzer@studsys.mu.edu (jetzer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: BITNET mail follows
Message-ID: <123@studsys.mu.edu>
Date: 13 Apr 88 15:20:27 GMT
References: <8804120248.aa03770@SMOKE.BRL.ARPA>
Organization: Marquette University - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Summary: SCSI clarification wanted

In article <8804120248.aa03770@SMOKE.BRL.ARPA>, JCKASPER@MTUS5.BITNET writes:

> becuase of the possiblity of expandability.  The Apple II SCSI card can
> recognize up to 7 devices in ProDOS 16 and 4 in ProDOS 8 so therefore, I could
> have up to 7 20 meg ST225N drives hooked up and running off of my GS.  Of
> course I don't think I'll even do this.  I'll only have 6, and the 7th device
> will be the new Apple CD ROM.  :)  (Dream on... I know.)  That would certainly
> be one impressive system. :)


Hmmm... I thought that the SCSI protocol could handle 7 devices, one of which
is the host computer.  That would limit you to 5 HDs, plus the CD ROM.

Of course, I may be wrong and it is actually that SCSI can handle 8 devices,
one of which is the host computer.

Anyone know for sure?

-- 
Mike Jetzer
"If you can't be right, be forceful"