On Sunday, January 5, 2003, at 05:48 PM, the pickle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At 23:32 +0000 on 04/01/03, Daniel Kendell wrote: > >> Why, if SCSI ID 7 damages h/w do you have the option to? Because it's part of the original SCSI standard and as a standard, all sensible devices comply and are backwardly compliant. > Because the SCSI host isn't necessarily ID 7. Some add-on SCSI cards > have an > option in software or firmware to change the SCSI host ID number. Why > you'd > want to do this is beyond me, but you can. There are occasional applications when you might want to connect two host adapters to a disk so it must be possible for the host adapters to have a unique SCSI ID. One (scary) example is the old CMS SCSI card for the Apple II series that allowed two or more computers to share a single disk. For obvious reasons, only one computer could write at any one time... Phil --- "Most engineering products can be readily adapted to suit their originally intended purpose" -- C H Thornycroft -- Vintage Macs 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> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
