Re: SCSI Apple II

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

Edhel Iaur, Esq. <LOSETHECAPITALWORDSedhel@bigfoot.com> wrote:

> On 11 Apr 1997 00:23:59 GMT, nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates) wrote:
> 
> >   What's far better is to just move any SCSI devices to the chain of
> >the other computer and connect there. Having multiple computers on the
> >same SCSI chain is a bad idea unless both the hardware and the
> >software on both ends is written to provide safe access to the
> >'shared' drives. [Tip: I wouldn't want both machines trying to write
> >to the same drive at once unless they did it right.]
> 
> What if only one of the computers was on at once?

That is also a bad idea, because it means you have an unpowered device
on the SCSI chain.

Unless you are very careful, you might forget about the shared bus and
turn both machines on at the same time, then see all hell break loose.

-- 
David Empson
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