Simon D. Williams wrote:
On Fri, 3 Apr 2009, sfahey wrote:The only reason to use SCSI nowadays, would be to add a CD-ROM or a Zip Driveto a system -- which isn't really useful or practical anymore.While I agree that CF pretty much makes all that stuff obsolete, I still have a stack of 20 - 40 MB external SCSI drives that could be quite useful if not for the exorbitant prices SCSI cards generally fetch.I wouldn't say it's a priority, but I also don't think the idea should be dismissed out of hand.
The great thing about a "soft" solution like the Carte Blanche is that you can load it up as a SCSI controller when you need one, but not have a sunk cost when you don't. -michael ******** Note new website URL ******** NadaNet and AppleCrate II for Apple II parallel computing! Home page: http://home.comcast.net/~mjmahon/ "The wastebasket is our most important design tool--and it's seriously underused."