Re: sharing SCSI disks

mdean (mdean@best.com)
Thu, 20 Mar 1997 23:53:54 -0800 (PST)


You guys can't be serious --- have you read the latest BYTE magazine, scsi
just does not have any future in that area ... not that i believe the
industry experts --- but running 50-100 conductor cable a high frequencies
does not bring the word SUCCESS into my mind..

How about IP over subspace.

On Thu, 20 Mar 1997, Alan Cox wrote:

> > Not at all - there is a company that offers special equipment which
> > extends the maximum cable length for SCSI upto several hundred meters.
> > Leaves the question if someone offers SCSI-hubs ...
>
> Even without this you can get several desktop case PC's in range. You can
> definitely build a 2 card per machine grid solution with 3x3 tower PC cases
> although my measurements seem to indicate for ultra scsi the bottom PC's
> would probably have to be installed upside down.
>
> Alan
>