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Date:      Fri, 21 Nov 1997 18:27:56 -0600
From:      David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net>
To:        Timothy J Luoma <luomat@peak.org>
Cc:        freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: SCSI chain problems (probably me) 
Message-ID:  <199711220027.SAA22337@nospam.hiwaay.net>
In-Reply-To: Message from Timothy J Luoma <luomat@peak.org>  of "Thu, 20 Nov 1997 22:47:47 EST." <199711210347.WAA16335@luomat.peak.org> 

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> Well it's not entirely meaningless, since I have ordered cables and gotten  
> them by using that reference.  Could be they just knew what I was talking  
> about even if it wasn't technically correct (or what most people wanted
> 
> However, I believe what I was calling a ``SCSI-2'' is 50-pin ``micro scsi''.
> 
> The ``SCSI-1'' connector is the Centronics (big wide thing with side clips).

Marketing and technical accuracy have nothing to do with each other. 
You can also buy, "SCSI-3" cables. Yet last time I looked everybody was 
still arguing about what SCSI-3 was.

When you order a "SCSI-3" cable, you get a wide cable with the micro 
connector.

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David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@hiwaay.net
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