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Re: Blizzard SCSI Kit cables
« on: May 19, 2006, 12:43:47 AM »
Does it have the rear expansion port retainer for A1200 desktop?

I bought a DCE v8.5 SCSI-IV from Power and it just dangles perilously out the back...
 

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Re: Blizzard SCSI Kit cables
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2006, 09:05:17 PM »
It would be nice for a custom 7-way SCSI cable for tower setups too. Right now I'm wondering how SCSI-IV kit users get by... 25-pin female to what?

I know Power Computing once sold an internal 2-way splitter so you could have a scanner and an IDC ribbon... 25-pin female to ribbon ending in a centronics would be nice, not to mention external & internal active terminators.
 

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Re: Blizzard SCSI Kit cables
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2006, 10:03:54 PM »
Yeah, but what if you want to use 6 devices and a scanner?

They don't just sell SCSI towers in computer shops these days and the wiring is complex to interface to the SCSI-IV.

The more connectors there are the more RF is reflected so it needs to be kept short, simple and high quality.

IDC connectors at least 10cm apart, for SCSI-2 you need a chain no longer than 2/3m including the scanner cable. IT needs to be active terminated with termination power.

And to go from SCSI-IV to tower to scanner to terminator without putting a wadload of adaptors in between would need a custom built cable.

Cables built to customer spec would be great...
 

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Re: Blizzard SCSI Kit cables
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2006, 01:36:37 AM »
Hmmm nice, but if you had a Subway or BVision in there where would their ports go?
 

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Re: Blizzard SCSI Kit cables
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2006, 11:30:41 PM »
Redmond is where Microsoft live!

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