Recent Advances in Basic Physical Technology for Parallel SCSI

DIGITAL uses SCSI technology in most of its storage products and consequently has led major standards and industry bodies to improve the technology in the following areas: increased synchronous data phase speed beyond fast SCSI; longer, more complex electrical configurations by means of expander circuits; versatile and more manageable connectivity through a smaller, improved physical interconnect; and dynamic device insertion and removal

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