Serial SCSI Standard Coming Soon 328
rchatterjee writes "SCSI is very close to joining ATA in leaving a parallel interface design behind in favor of serial one. Serial attached SCSI, as the standard will be known, is expected to be ratified sometime in the second quarter of this year according to this article at Computerworld. Hard drive manufacturers Seagate and Maxtor have already said that they will have drives conforming to the new standard shipping by the end of the year. The new standard will shatter the current SCSI throughput limit of 320 megabit/sec with a starting maximum throughput of 3 gigabit/sec. But before this thread turns into a SCSI fanboy vs. ATA fanboy flame war this other article states that Serial Attached SCSI will be compatible with SATA drives so you can have the best of both worlds."
evil technology! (Score:5, Funny)
SCSI = ... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:SCSI = ... (Score:5, Funny)
I think it stands for
Some Can't Stand IDE
no longer pronounced "Scuzzy." (Score:4, Funny)
And the full acronym for "Serial attached SCSI" is SASCSI..
How exactly would we pronounce that? Sacksie? Sasky? Oh God, I bet it will be a silent C.
Yay, my computer iss really sspeedy now that I've upgraded to the new SSSASSSSSY DRIVE !@#!@^#^$^$#! [colonpee.com]
Jason Fisher.
Fanboy? (Score:2, Funny)
> fanboy vs. ATA fanboy flame war...
FWIW, the alternative name for fanboy is "fanboi". An even more disrespectful version of the term. (As if fanboy wasn't disrespectful enough for some people.)
Re:Horray! (Score:5, Funny)
Well DAMN! Did you even bother to read the Slashdot summary? You're right, the fact that they share a similar physical design doesn't mean that they will be compatible... It's the FACT that they WILL BE COMPATIBLE that tells you why they would be compatible, and lead to "the elimination of the distinction"
And I blockquote:
Re:evil technology! (Score:5, Funny)
Serial ATA Network Interface Controller = SATANIC
Re:SCSI = ... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:evil technology! (Score:4, Funny)
"Does your computer support SATAN ?"
Next thing you know all new dell computers will support SATAN.. imagine the adds, "Dude you're connected with SATAN!"...
ok ok i'm done
Re:SCSI = ... (Score:2, Funny)
Squillion-Connectors System Interface
Ad infinitum - there are MANY more :D
Re:evil technology! (Score:1, Funny)
Well, it has a sticker that says it supports Win2K, is that close enough?
rim-shot...thanks folks....i appreciate it, really