ah ha! now that makes sense! apple was probably thinking the same thing they were thinking when they came up with their own digital monitor interface, or the interface on the 6100-8100 macs, or the cdrom driver that didn't support third party cd roms unless you bypassed the code that checked the brand, etc. i.e., greed and stupidity and the need to be control freaks, a common ailment amongst large companies. it's also possible that atto wrote the good firmware for macs later and that apple had tried to write their own early on and had some unresolved timing bugs but decided to go ahead with it anyway, that or like you said, they were deliberately crippling it.
Ted Treen wrote: > > They can, but if,,,,,,, > > This (cable length restriction) was a deliberate "crippler" due to the > Apple firmware on their OEM'd ATTO ultra-SCSI card. > > I flashed mine back to ATTO, and it's a hunky-dory 100% happy normal > card. 2 internal IBM 18GBs and an (occasional) Onstream Echo 30GB tape > drive (External) for backup. It all runs happily, > > God only knows what Apple's logic or motive was in doing that........ ------ -- <http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article3267.htm> proof that the U.S. media is now state controlled! Ask your' local tv station why the hell they aren't airing the news any more! Our system of government requires an informed public, with their eyes open. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
