Re: SCSI Disk/Controller advice please - fun - usb

From: Alvin Oga (aoga_at_ns.Linux-Consulting.com)
Date: 10/30/04

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To: Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>

    On Sat, 30 Oct 2004, Ron Johnson wrote:

    > > i think firewire had its day and its dying ... usb is taking over
    >
    > Blech. USB2 HDDs are *SLOW*.

    yup... almost as fast as floppies .. :-)

    but people still think usb hd is what they want .... geez...
    ( it's their $$$ for time and hw )

    and hopefully "security" is a non issue, when one is allowing usb
    disks to be plugged in at any time

    c ya
    alvin 

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