The data interchange space is pretty crowded. There are some IETF working drafts relevant to all this too. I look at COM & DCOM as programming technologies....
Howard Bussey
hbussey1@...
May 1, 2000 12:04 pm
2983
Thanks. Ed...
Edward Feustel
efeustel@...
May 1, 2000 3:13 pm
2984
... This might be a trivial observation but there is a definite division at my company. I am not claiming it is even close to "the real" division, but it made...
Radford Walker
rwalker@...
May 1, 2000 9:02 pm
2985
If one takes a look at the history of SCSI, you will find that it has its roots in the IBM 360 channel architecture from the 60's. Mainframes do use SCSI at...
Cheyenne Wills
cwills@...
May 2, 2000 4:51 am
2986
The Adaptec 29160 scsi controller supports data transfer rates of up to 160 MBytes/sec - and you can have as many of these controllers as you want for all...
David Feustel
dfeustel@...
May 2, 2000 11:40 am
2987
... I have yet to EVER see data transfers that actually matched the CLAIMED specs on these controllers. It's been my experience that Ultra-66 and 100 always...
Ron Stephens
stephens@...
May 2, 2000 3:21 pm
2988
... MBytes/sec - ... MBytes/sec ... on these controllers. It's been my experience that Ultra-66 and 100 always blows the doors off of SCSI in REAL transfer...
Edward Feustel
efeustel@...
May 2, 2000 3:58 pm
2989
... MBytes/sec - ... MBytes/sec ... specs on these controllers. Of course not... those are (largely meaningless) burst rates, and ultimately are limited (at...
gep2@...
May 2, 2000 4:35 pm
2990
... Note the 29160 will not transfer data any faster than the drive can deliver/accept. If you really want the full rated channel speed, then you probably need...
David Feustel
dfeustel@...
May 2, 2000 5:05 pm
2991
... I have a total of 13 scsi devices connected to 3 scsi controllers using a total of 4 boxes (cpu, pci expansion,8-bit scsi devices and 16 bit uw...
David Feustel
dfeustel@...
May 2, 2000 5:12 pm
2992
... deliver/accept. If you really want the full rated channel speed, then you probably need to use RAID or other super fast multiple disk drive farms. ...
gep2@...
May 2, 2000 6:04 pm
2993
... close to ... total of 4 boxes (cpu, pci expansion,8-bit scsi devices and 16 bit uw harddrives). (I've run out of pci expansion slots so I'm thinking of...
gep2@...
May 2, 2000 6:13 pm
2994
- On Tue, 2 May 2000, Ron Stephens wrote: ...snipped... .. ... - Ron, give that background, perhaps you know if...: 1. Win_9x can keep _2_ EIDE...
Mike Radow
mradow@...
May 2, 2000 8:46 pm
2995
- David: 13 SCSI devices: Every month, you must get a personal "Thank You" note from the electric company! ;-) ...and...: On Tue, 2 May 2000, David Feustel...
Mike Radow
mradow@...
May 2, 2000 9:02 pm
2996
... I have had outstanding results with my 7 slot Magma PCI expansion chassis. Magma also makes 4 and 13 slot expansion chassis. See http://www.magma.com ... ...
David Feustel
dfeustel@...
May 3, 2000 12:26 am
2997
... I also recommend taking a real close look at Sebring Networks to see if its PCI bridging product would be appropriate for expanding systems. It's a new...
David Feustel
dfeustel@...
May 3, 2000 12:31 am
2998
Windows 2000 supports a new disk format referred to as 'dynamic' and which is contrasted with the legacy 'basic' format based upon partitions. Any opinions on...
David Feustel
dfeustel@...
May 3, 2000 3:59 am
2999
Adaptec SCSI Card 29160 Review - 8 parts 1 Introduction 2 Ultra160 Overview, Performance 3 Ultra160 Overview, Data Integrity 4 Ultra160 Overview, The SCSI vs....
David Feustel
dfeustel@...
May 3, 2000 12:36 pm
3000
... Certainly interesting, but I'm not so convinced that the article's conclusion is hugely relevant to most people. It would have been interesting for the...
gep2@...
May 3, 2000 1:13 pm
3001
... How many free PCI slots do you have? How many DMA channels do you have? Given those numbers, how many ATA controller cards can you actually add to your...
David Feustel
dfeustel@...
May 3, 2000 1:38 pm
3002
... Typically, two. The latest motherboard I looked at getting has video, modem, 2 EIDE-something channels, floppy controller, ser/par/PS/2 mouse, LAN, and...
gep2@...
May 3, 2000 6:31 pm
3003
- Disclaimer: Like any "convert", I'm fervent about "my_discovery" of SCSI. - For years I was deeply scsiphobic, finding comfort in idephilia (a/k/a,...
Mike Radow
mradow@...
May 3, 2000 6:52 pm
3004
- SPITBOL and HOST() functions are actually mentioned in this posting! On Wed, 3 May 2000 gep2@... wrote: ...snipped... David ... - ... - Fiber is...
Mike Radow
mradow@...
May 3, 2000 9:04 pm
3005
... Gordon, with that opening I can no longer hold off mentioning that curren t parallel ATA will very shortly be replaced by SERIAL ATA. ... David Feustel ...
David Feustel
dfeustel@...
May 3, 2000 9:41 pm
3006
... All the USB 2.0 chips I've seen so far include 2 USB 1.0 ports (12/1.5 MBits/sec each) in addition to the 480 Mbits/sec USB 2.0 controller. ... USB 2.0...
David Feustel
dfeustel@...
May 3, 2000 9:49 pm
3007
... Sure, but not enough (IMHO) to justify the increased cost. The MAIN reason they cost more is because of much smaller production and sales volumes; ...
gep2@...
May 3, 2000 9:57 pm
3008
- The recent interesting & off-topic SCSI / ATA thread prompts this. /* Readers familiar with IBM's CTC (inter-machine Channel-To-Channel adapter) may well...
Mike Radow
mradow@...
May 3, 2000 10:09 pm
3009
- On Wed, 3 May 2000, David Feustel wrote: - ... - Just backward-compatibility: USB_2 pretty-darned-fast. Still, I'm puzzled how smooth video can be...
Mike Radow
mradow@...
May 3, 2000 11:18 pm
3010
- ?Ice cream? Gordon: Nice post, though one minor point...: On Wed, 3 May 2000 gep2@... wrote: ...snipped... - ... - A favorite & fitting quote, but...
Mike Radow
mradow@...
May 4, 2000 12:02 am
3011
... USB provides for isosynchronous transfers. But maybe ATM would be a better choice for video. ... You are allowed to have as more than 1 USB host...