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To: Steve Porter who wrote (62694)	8/18/1998 12:08:00 PM
From: Tony Viola	Respond to of 186894

Steve, re "I would say it will take about 3-5 years for Firewire to step in and replace IDE/SCSI." Sounds about right. Intel having NIH syndrome? Nah! Tony

To: Steve Porter who wrote (62694)	8/18/1998 4:20:00 PM
From: Pigboy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Steve, << 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". >> Is this just on the desktop? It is clear that on the storage side of things (disk drives, Raids, etc...) things are going from SCSI to FC over the next few years. Witness an article today from Data General in the Boston Globe. boston.com. excerpt-- << Now, Schwartz says Data General has a technology edge over companies like EMC that will enable Data General to make up ground quickly. All computer storage manufacturers are moving toward fiber channel technology because it allows users to transmit more data over greater distances, an advantage for companies that must share information over far-flung computer networks. But the storage systems sold by most manufacturers feature fiber channel connections only on the ''front end'' - between the server and the storage equipment. Clariion systems are more advanced, Schwartz said, because they also use fiber channel technology on the ''back end'' - to connect the network of disks inside the storage equipment. >> pigboy