Lets see, a better drive bus technology.....Oh yea, that's right.......FIREWIRE!!!
Yes, IDE is a step back a year or two from SCSI, but it is also about 3x cheaper than a SCSI device. Look at what 9GB SCSI drives are going for, then hop over the Best Try - I mean Buy - and see what a 60GB IDE is going for. -Robyn On Monday, February 3, 2003, at 03:28 AM, Paul Shand wrote: > I can see why maybe Apple have lost the consumer market place. Not > every one can afford 4 x 15K LVD drives, a pricey SCSI controller. I > also found out to my surprise that ATA drives on the same controller > cannot work simultaneously ie: the boot drive is suspended while saving > to another Drive on the same controller. True Multi Tasking? > > I reckon the ATA is a step backwards from the features of older SCSI. > for example: having one's Applications on one SCSI drive on the Same > Chain and the System Folder on another SCSI drive on the same chain and > working together at the same time. Plus saving to another bus and > still being able to Close unwanted Apps in the Meantime in 9. > > I get the eternal progress wheel in X and have managed to confuse the > hell out of it. > > I really want a rock solid OS with no frills attached which obeys my > commands. > > 1+1=3.5 with 10. > > I think that around the corner is a new technology wiser, more > obedient, less complicated, more reliable, and just plain smarter. Or > then again, we could go back to using our heads. -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
