Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Input/output data processing – Peripheral adapting
Patent
1997-05-23
2000-03-21
Palys, Joseph E.
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Input/output data processing
Peripheral adapting
G06F 1300
Patent
active
060413735
ABSTRACT:
A kit in accordance with the invention is disclosed that allows for simultaneous connectivity of a variety of SCSI devices to a SCSI card via a SCSI bus. Such SCSI devices include internal narrow, internal wide, external narrow, and external wide devices. A kit in accordance with the invention includes a terminator-adapter. The terminator-adapter includes a first wide connector, a second narrow connector, and a wide bus including an upper and lower bus. The upper bus is coupled to the wide connector and is first and second connector as well as a soft terminator. By enabling the soft terminator, the terminator-adapter behaves as a wide bus terminator. By disabling the soft terminator, the terminator-adapter behaves as a wide-to-narrow adapter. A kit in accordance with the invention may further include a wide cable and a SCSI card. In various embodiments, the SCSI card includes a wide internal connector and a narrow internal connector.
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Diamond Multimedia Systems Inc.
Omar Omar A.
Palys Joseph E.
Rosenberg Gerald B.
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