1 Feb
2003
1 Feb
'03
7:17 a.m.
Bob Shannon wrote:
I would think the CPU would have to use totally
different drivers.
Talking to the 12821A interface is TOTALLY different than talking to the
13037 interface board from
the I/O backplane perspective.
I know that. I was asking whether they'd look the same to the computer if
they were both plugged onto a 13037. I suspect the answer is yes, because
all drives plugged onto a 13037 probably look to the host like MAC drives
even if the 13037-to-drive interface is actually HPIB. Part of the point
of the 13037 MAC controller was to provide some measure of device-
independence.