query: new disk drive for VAX

[Stephen J. Friedl]

[SCSI vs ESDI speed claims & flames deleted]

In article <1988Oct12.164433.17763 at utzoo.uucp>, henry at utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) writes:
>
> Do remember that this is, to some extent, an apples-and-oranges comparison,
> since SMDE and ESDI are drive-to-controller interfaces and SCSI is a
> controller-to-host interface.  Since there *has* to be a controller
> between a disk drive and a SCSI bus, the quality of the controller makes
> a big difference.

Indeed; the AT&T 3B2/600 uses a SCSI host adaptor with an ESDI
disk controller module.

Isn't this a hardware equivalent of the C-vs-assembler debate?

     Steve

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