Subject: Re: SCSI wiring
To: Jochen Kunz <jkunz@unixag-kl.fh-kl.de>
From: Daniel Carosone <dan@geek.com.au>
List: tech-kern
Date: 08/10/2005 19:30:53
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On Wed, Aug 10, 2005 at 10:38:10AM +0200, Jochen Kunz wrote:
> There is no need for such hacks. A SCSI host adapter is just an other
> SCSI device and it can be programed to any SCSI ID you want. IIRC many
> (older) SCSI adapter chips like NCR 53C80 (?) can be used as host
> adapter and "target" in e.g. a disk or tape drive.=20

Or even in a host, as a target.  I remember many years ago musings
amongst some of the participants of this discussion about using SCSI
between two hosts (one in target mode), for a high-bandwidth,
large-MTU, DMA-driven network link.

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Dan.
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