Aside from being a German brand name for a cleaner like Bon Ami, what 
are ATA technologies ?
                                         Marta
On Sunday, May 11, 2003, at 01:28  Uhr, Jerry Yeager wrote:

> Apple has really moved away from doing much for SCSI support so far in 
> OS-X. Whether they will change their minds in the future remains to be 
> seen...
> (They are currently largely pushing ATA, USB and FireWire, 802.xx 
> wireless and in a less large way Bluetooth). The SCSI folks are 
> working on the standard and we may see a new and seriously faster SCSI 
> in the future --- though advances in serial ATA technology could 
> render SCSI completely obsolete, we shall have to see.
>
> That being said, there is still minor support for SCSI in OS-X 
> (perhaps Apple is keeping it in to hedge their options, giving SCSI a 
> chance against serial ATA devices).
> But the support is not really plug and play like USB and FireWire are 
> supposed to be. So for now, the best you will be able to do is what 
> you currently are doing. Make sure it is connected at boot time, then 
> leave it going.
>
>                               Jerry
>
> On Saturday, May 10, 2003, at 12:50  AM, Nelson Helm wrote:
>
>> I have several SCSI periferals, an external HD, Tavan tape deck, CD-R 
>> deck and scanner.
>>
>> i have two Firewire <--> SCSI adapters:
>>      RATOC FireREX (great support)
>>      Orange Micro.
>>
>> If the SCSI device is connected when I boot, it _usually_ mounts on 
>> the screen.
>>
>> If I drag the mounted icon to the trash, I must reboot to remount.
>>
>> No SCSI probe any more!
>>
>> All suggestions welcome.
>>
>>
>>
>> Nelson Helm
>>
>>
>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will
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> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will
> | be May 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>.
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