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To: Jim Switz who wrote (3469)	8/18/1998 12:30:00 PM
From: Tony Viola	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5944

Jim, an opinion on Firewire replacing SCSI (from the Intel thread): Talk : Semiconductors : Intel \| Previous \| Next \| Respond \| Earnings \| Remove Navigation To: Tony Viola (62692 ) From: Steve Porter Tuesday, Aug 18 1998 12:02PM ET Reply # of 62701 Tony, I would say it will take about 3-5 years for Firewire to step in and replace IDE/SCSI. Firewire should be almost as cheap as IDE but faster than SCSI when it reaches "critcal volume". However, with Intel intent on delaying it (anyone see a not invented here scenario popping up?) and adaptec really wanting SCSI to stick around forever it may be closer to the 5 years than the 3. I mean it took 3 years for USB to be widely accepted and it's only happening now. The advantage that Firewire has over USB in terms of the speed of adoption of the techology is that it is an IEEE standard and is therefore widely available and well documented. Steve Next Previous