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From: daves@hpcilzb.HP.COM (Dave Scroggins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: IEEE-488 Question.
Message-ID: <2030152@hpcilzb.HP.COM>
Date: 20 Jan 89 17:32:49 GMT
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Organization: HP Design Tech Center - Santa Clara, CA
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software, of course) to support it.
> 
>>Along these same lines, why do most periferals for the AMIGA not come
>with this interface option?
>
>My suggestion is that SCSI seems to be replacing GPIB as a general-purpose 
>highspeed 8-bit multiple node interface bus.

Well I have never actually used a SCSI device, but did work on some ICs
for SCSI. (Am I allowed to say that?? The product is released.)

Anyhow I have never heard of SCSI used for anything but disk drives.

Has anyone seen or heard of SCSI being used for something other than
Disks? It does seem as though SCSI is more popular with PC type machines.
(Am I allowed to say PC here?? ;=)  I don't mean to equate the AMIGA to
an IBM machine.)  

It does seem like a good idea to use some sort of "multiple node interface
bus".

By the way -- Thanks to the folks who pointed me to the ADSG product.
Have you ever used the thing?  How does the driver fit in with the other
AMIGA stuff?

Dave S.