Re: Ethernet and II/IIGS

[Charles Stephens <devnull@dobbs.eng.sun.com>]

>>>>> "ST" == Supertimer  <supertimer@aol.com> writes:

 ST> Charles Stephens <devnull@dobbs.eng.sun.com> wrote:

 ST> Negative for the RamFAST SCSI.  It lacks some SCSI implementation
 ST> that will prevent such a driver from being written.
 >> 
 >> Could you be more specific?

 ST> You can find the discussion about this on DejaNews and in
 ST> Nathan's FAQ.  Darek Taubert of GS/TCP fame looked into it but
 ST> found that the RamFAST does not like info "sneaking up on it"
 ST> whatever that means (read Nathan's FAQ, found on DejaNews, for
 ST> more info).  The Apple High Speed SCSI card does not have this
 ST> problem.  The RamFAST also lacks its own SCSI ID.

Not good.  I assume this is due to "broken" firmware.  The SCSI chip
can be programmed to be any Unit ID.

It seems that the firmware also can not act as a target, which is also
broken.  Any hope of getting the details from Sequential?  If so, who
do I talk to?

Had I known about this limitation, I would have held out for the Apple
SCSI card.

cfs
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