RE: performance limitations of linux raid

[Carruth, Rusty]

> The primary limitation is probably the rotational speed of the disks and 
> how fast you can rip data off the drives. For instance, ...

Well, yeah, and so whatever happened to optical scsi?  I heard that you
could get 1 gbit/sec (or maybe gByte?) xfer, and you could go 1000 meters -
or is this not coming down the pike?

(optical scsi - meaning using fiber instead of ribbon cable to interconnect
controller to drive)

rusty