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Serial SCSI Standard Coming Soon

Posted by michael on from the scuzzy-wuzzy dept.

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."

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  1. evil technology! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Serial ATA Network = SATAN

    1. Re:evil technology! by kidlinux · · Score: 5, Funny

      it gets worse...

      Serial ATA Network Interface Controller = SATANIC

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      -kidlinux.
    2. Re:evil technology! by dubbreak · · Score: 4, Funny

      i can see it now in banners and somputer mags everywhere:

      "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

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    3. Re:evil technology! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
      "Does your computer support SATAN ?"

      Well, it has a sticker that says it supports Win2K, is that close enough?

      rim-shot...thanks folks....i appreciate it, really

  2. SCSI = ... by product+byproduct · · Score: 4, Funny

    If I understand the title correctly, SCSI = Standard Coming Soon Interface?

    1. Re:SCSI = ... by Anonvmous+Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      "If I understand the title correctly, SCSI = Standard Coming Soon Interface?"

      I think it stands for

      Some Can't Stand IDE

    2. Re:SCSI = ... by dotgain · · Score: 3, Funny
      System Can't See It.

    3. Re:SCSI = ... by NomNet · · Score: 2, Funny
      Super Compatibility-nightmare Storage Interface

      Squillion-Connectors System Interface

      Ad infinitum - there are MANY more :D

  3. no longer pronounced "Scuzzy." by jfisherwa · · Score: 3, Funny

    If SCSI is pronounced "scuzzy."

    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. .. "Sassy."

    Yay, my computer iss really sspeedy now that I've upgraded to the new SSSASSSSSY DRIVE !@#!@^#^$^$#!

    Jason Fisher. :P

  4. Fanboy? by AtariDatacenter · · Score: 2, Funny

    > But before this thread turns into a SCSI
    > 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.)

  5. Re:Horray! by evilviper · · Score: 4, Funny
    Why would adopting a serial standard lead to "the elimination of the distinction"

    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:

    this other article states that Serial Attached SCSI will be compatible with SATA drives
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