On 2003-03-11 18:57, "Bruce Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tuesday, March 11, 2003, at 02:51 AM, Joost van de Griek wrote: > >> I have never tried it in this particular setup, but way back in the day when >> I had MSX computers, I would hook up two computers to one (expensive!) SCSI >> HD, setting both controllers to different IDs. It sorta worked, if you were >> careful. > > Jeez, so is bomb disposal using oven mitts and bar-b-que tongs! You're > a braver man than I! 8-0 Well, apparently, I'm not the only one: <http://criggie.dyndns.org/scsi/> And oven mitts are for sissies. :-P Anyway, the final answer is that it's actually possible according to the SCSI spec, but that it depends on the OS whether or not data integrity is ensured. Like I said, way back when I did it on my MSX computers, and it worked fine, since those machines were only designed to work with floppies, and thus didn't keep tons of files open on their disks. However, the Mac OS does a lot of that, so data corruption is almost ensured when sharing a SCSI disk with two Macs. <http://www.kuci.uci.edu/~ustor/faqs/scsifaq/1-12scsi.html#SCSI_006> ,xtG .tsooJ -- % cd /pub % more beer -- Joost van de Griek <http://www.jvdg.net/> -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
