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To: steve goff who wrote (25649)	6/20/1997 12:36:00 PM
From: Chucky	of 58324

Steve, The SCSI controllers will make it easy for most PC users to add faster peripherals. The SCSI insider came with its own SCSI card, but it didn't support other devices. IOM sold a specific SCSI card for the external SCSI Zip, but I don't believe it supported any other devices, plus I believe it was an extra $50. I think there are some drawbacks to this. The uninformed user can just daisy chain extra drives to their machine, but I think the drivers that come with SCSI cards aren't necessarily standardized--they don't all seem to be compatible, and the PC setup is sometimes confusing. IOM has done a good job with their install disks not asking confusing questions and giving the installer options, similar to AOL. Not that I like AOL, but I think their install programs are quite a feat. I think they cover most of the numerous different possible hardware configurations that it encounters. I believe Zip drives can be formatted with different drivers as well. I'm not sure they are incompatible, but I can see this as a potential problem when sharing disks. When disk software makers start touting improved performance using their drivers... These disks formatted with different drivers should be usable, but uninformed users may just blame faulty disks or equipment. Later Chucky

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