Re: SCSI CD-ROM Drive

[aw133@lafn.org (James Poore)]

In a previous article, at217@chebucto.ns.ca (Michael Hackett) says:

>sysop@lost-gonzo.com wrote:
>> i thought the ramfast did not support scsi-2......
>> at least the scsi hd i tried did not work and i had rom f or something
>> on the ramfast i believe it is.
>
>From what I've read, the RamFast (what is the proper capitalization
>on that anyway? :-) ) does not support drives that are =strictly=
>SCSI-2. The exact reason has slipped my mind (could be something to
>do with arbitration, but I can't quite dig it up), but it is a
>result of the way the RF works such that it does not need a SCSI ID
>itself. Most drives still follow the SCSI-1 rules as well as support-
>ing the SCSI-2 command set and additional features, but I suppose
>that as time goes on, manufacturers will start dumping the old SCSI-1
>backwards compatibility.
>
>Anyone, please feel free to step in and correct or clarify anything
>I've written above. It was a while ago that I ran into this infor-
>mation and I'm just posting in case no one else does.
>
I have a SCSI-2 driver that came in the file RFMedia.SHK that I got off 
either Ground or Caltech, but I dont have any SCSI-2 devices, so I CANT 
SAY if it works or not.  

Jim

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