Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!sgiblab!pacbell.com!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.intercon.com!panix!ddsw1!news.cic.net!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!csn!news.sinet.slb.com!news.San-Jose.ate.slb.com!poffen From: poffen@San-Jose.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger) Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom Subject: Re: What's the advantage of a SCSI-II CD-ROM???? Date: 15 Apr 1994 16:48:48 GMT Organization: Schlumberger Technologies, ATE division, San Jose, Ca. Lines: 23 Distribution: usa Message-ID: <2omghg$jb0@k2.San-Jose.ate.slb.com> References: <2ofcm2$kcd@search01.news.aol.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: augusta.san-jose.ate.slb.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Bruce Barrett (Bruce_Barrett@qm.genmagic.com) wrote: : In article <2ofcm2$kcd@search01.news.aol.com>, abnerd@aol.com (Abnerd) : wrote: : > : > In article , kamg@ecf.toronto.edu (KAM GREGORY K) : > writes: : > : > I recently asked myself the same questions, expecially since the cost of SCSI : > [many devices on 1 controler argument] : Another advantage: You can use the same drive on a PC & a Mac (or : Sun, or...) : --Bruce The MAIN issue of SCSI-II for CDROM is not speed (they are generally not FAST SCSI-II, merely SCSI-II command set), is for audio CD play. Prior to SCSI-II, there were no standards for SCSI commands for audio CD control, so vendors all rolled their own, making a plethora of different command sets. Russ Poffenberger DOMAIN: poffen@San-Jose.ate.slb.com Schlumberger Technologies ATE UUCP: {uunet,decwrl,amdahl}!sjsca4!poffen 1601 Technology Drive CIS: 72401,276 San Jose, Ca. 95110 Voice: (408)437-5254 FAX: (408)437-5246