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Re: SASI and old scsi harddrives



nyder wrote:

I have one of those SASI controllers for the gs, and i heard that some
older scsi drives might work with it.   Something about SCSI spec 1 is
basicly compatable, but isn't with scsi spec 2 drives.

anyone know if this is true?

Are you referring to the Xebec adapters? If so, they can kinda, sorta be made to work with _some_ older SCSI-1 devices. Unlike dedicated SCSI controllers, they require that you manage all the bus phases yourself in software. It's a good challenge!

Steve