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- From: eric@telebit.com (Eric Smith)
- Subject: Re: Seagate and Macintosh...
- In-Reply-To: smyers.s@applelink.apple.com's message of 21 Jan 93 20:51:49 GMT
- Message-ID: <ERIC.93Jan21133100@iceland.telebit.com>
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- References: <1993Jan4.223942.22154@cc.umontreal.ca> <doctor.06qn@k9.UUCP>
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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 21:31:00 GMT
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- >>On 21 Jan 93 20:51:49 GMT, smyers.s@applelink.apple.com (Scott Smyers) said:
- > The problem is that SCSI is an open collector bus, which means that the
- > 48 ma drivers have to sink 48 ma to drive a signal (active low), but they
- > are not permitted to drive any current onto the bus themselves. Only the
- > terminators are permitted to put current on the bus.
-
- Actually, you are allowed to drive the bus high, but you can't do it
- continuously, only when you know you "own" a signal. This is essential to
- achieve high data rates. The chips that do this typically only drive it
- high for a short time when they deassert a signal.
-
- Eric
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