Tony Firshman wrote:
> ... but I find very few people think properly about termination.
> Unfortunately a simple scsi system will work (up to a point) with wrong
> termination (much like IDE).
>
> .... and SATA (serial IDE) is already here giving the possibility of
> chaining IDE devices.
>
> I assume, Nasta, it is in no way compatible with qubide.
Yesterday while in Maplin I saw a Serial-ATA to Ultra-ATA converter for
few pounds, I do not know if that would work.
> There is a similar problem on the QL network. There will always be two
> unused network sockets and they should be automagically terminated (330R
> I think). Unfortunately the crummy Sinclair sockets often don't. A 330R
> soldered in a jack plug does the trick - and did for Phoebus earlier.
Would be possible to make an external terminator that plugs in, rather
than altering the QL.
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Tarquin Mills
RUNG (RISC OS Users, Norfolk Group)
