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From: bakken@arizona.edu (Dave Bakken)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix,comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: ESDI vs SCSI
Summary: When will SCSI-2 periphs be available and affordable?
Message-ID: <10413@megaron.arizona.edu>
Date: 22 Apr 89 18:23:12 GMT
References: <6628@mrspoc.UUCP> <17478@cup.portal.com>
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In article <17478@cup.portal.com>, ts@cup.portal.com (Tim W Smith) writes:
[ tells about SCSI-2]
> The extra command overhead of SCSI vs. ESDI is going away.  There
> are SCSI controller chips that will soon be available that should
> cut this down to the 200 to 300 microsecond range.
> 
> 					Tim Smith

When will SCSI-2 peripherals (esp HDs and controllers) be readily
available?  And how will their costs compare with SCSI-1 and ESDI?
Thanks!

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Dave Bakken
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