On 30 Nov 1997, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> In article <65q0g9$6nu$1@palladium.transmeta.com>,
> H. Peter Anvin <hpa@transmeta.com> wrote:
> >
> >I guess I don't really understand the quest to turn IDE into SCSI,
> >especially since SCSI is *still* very much more versatile than IDE; I
> >have yet to see an IDE scanner...
>
> Well, SCSI may be more versatile, but I have yet to get a single report
> about problems with IDE because of bad termination.
See previous post ;-)
> The fact is that neither IDE not SCSI is perfect. IDE wins hands down
> in price and ease of use, while SCSI wins on high-end performance and
> flexibility. Which one you consider to be more important depends on the
> use.
Very true IF your looking at $$, Although Eide is approaching
Scsi in tranfer rates (relatively) .
But, When looking at a File-Server Scsi is all there is .
There is no other -bus- I know of, where I can get the thru-put
& number of devices per controller as Scsi.
> There are lots of people who think that SCSI is inherently better.
> Personally I consider that to be a very limited view of the situation.
Inherently, no . ide has its place , so does scsi .
> As to IDE scanners - a few years ago the selling point of SCSI oevr IDE
> (at least according to SCSI proponents) was that you could buy CD-ROM
> drives etc for SCSI without having to buy an extra card. Anybody who
> buys a SCSI CD-ROM these days has too much money and too little sense.
Or owns an Sun, Alpha, SGI, ...
> IDE has had a _lot_ of development due to mass market issues. Many
> technical people look at technical specifications rather than at market
> issues, and that's not necessarily the best thing to do.
Definate full agreement .
> Linus
>
Tnx, JimL
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