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- From: gene@aee.aee.com (Gene Kochanowsky)
- Subject: Re: Share a SCSI device from two masters?
- Message-ID: <1992Sep14.132841.17568@aee.aee.com>
- Organization: Associated Electronic Engineers
- References: <BOORTZ.92Sep14005149@bast.sics.se>
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- Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 13:28:41 GMT
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- boortz@sics.se (Kent Boortz) writes:
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- >Is it possible to use a SCSI DAT tape backup from a Mac and a PC
- >using a switch box? Would it blow the SCSI chips if it is swithed
- >when the equipment is on? Any other solutions?
-
- From what I understand, the SCSI interface allows multiple computers controlling
- the same SCSI peripheral. A switch box is not needed. I have never tried it myself
- but the SCSI specs say it is possible.
-
- Gene
- gene@aee.com
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