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From: ems@Apple.COM (Mike Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs,comp.sys.att,unix-pc.general
Subject: Re: Questions on SCSI device interfacing...
Keywords: SCSI, tape, hard drives, cabling, controllers, cost
Message-ID: <14901@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 29 Jul 88 01:02:26 GMT
References: <433@icus.UUCP> <704@hodge.UUCP> <698@viscous>
Reply-To: ems@apple.apple.com.UUCP (Mike Smith)
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <698@viscous> brianm@sco.COM (Brian Moffet) writes:
>In article <704@hodge.UUCP> rusty@hodge.UUCP (Rusty Hodge) writes:
>>
>>A raw SCSI drive usually has a 50-pin header connection.  The standard SCSI
>>connection is a 50-pin Centronics.  The Macintosh folks use a DB-25.  Don't
>
>Simplest reason is the SCSI has about 1/2 of its lines as ground.
>This allows them to be strung out great distances from the machine.
>With the Mac Interface (Most Amiga drives also) you have to keep the
>drive really close to the computer.

You must have a different definition of 'really close' than I do.  I've
seen Mac drives on cables about 10 feet long.  I *THINK* it will go the
full 20 ft. in the spec., but haven't personally seen it.


E. Michael Smith  ...!sun!apple!ems

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