Re: SCSI II on IIgs?

[aphelps@vicstoy.UUCP (Austin Phelps)]

In article <2C5C4739.20920@ics.uci.edu> jimmys@ics.uci.edu (Jimmy Shaw) writes:
>
>I could be wrong, but aren't the capabilities of SCSI II way over
>the GS's (the '816's and the bus') capabilities?  Then what's

Why do you say that. The SCSI controller still controls the flow
of data, right? Well the controller can just say stop, or have a big
cache.

>the point, since the GS can't handle all the new found power of
>SCSI II, we might as well not have it in the first place.

32 devices would be nice. Beside GS/OS can handle all those devices.
This argument would better fit a IIe.

>Instead of SCSI II, I think having more SCSI device drivers,
>i.e. SCSI Laserprinter, scanners, etc., for the GS might be
>more beneficial.

I would love to see those as well.

>--
>Jimmy Shaw		    RamFAST, ZipGSX and System 6... Apple II Forever!
>jimmys@ics.uci.edu
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