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- From: weber@rhrk.uni-kl.de (Christoph Weber-Fahr [KIT])
- Subject: Re: How to get a SCSI->Ethernet - Interface?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan6.140448.23934@rhrk.uni-kl.de>
- Keywords: SCSI, Ethernet, LAN
- Organization: University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 14:04:48 GMT
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- tbenham@cybernet.cse.fau.edu (Tom Benham) writes:
- >pkr@messua.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Peter Krueger) writes:
-
- >> some time ago I read about a converter between SCSI and ethernet.
- >> Unfortunately, I cannot remember, where I read this article. Since I am
- >> *now* desparetly in need of such a device, I was wondering, if anybody
- >> knew, where to find these, how much I would be charged per device and,
- >> if there is any decent technical documentation...
- >I hate to be so stupid, but what would this device do? SCSI is
- >a disk (and other peripherals) controller. Are you looking for
- >an Ethernet adapter that connects to the SCSI? I never heard
- >of anything like this. What gets converted?
-
- Well, SCSI is an I/O device like others, too. Such "converters" are
- occasionally found on Macintosh systems, since the early Macs were
- closed systems without the opportunity to build in extensions like
- network interface cards.
-
- Have a look at some Mac-oriented magazines...
-
- Regards
-
- Christoph Weber-Fahr
-
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