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Universal Serial Bus Implementers Forum - Current revision of the USB spec with all available device class documents, whitepapers and also the compliance workshop checklists.

Everything USB - News and product reviews on both USB 1.1 and 2.0 peripherals and adapters. Also includes a FAQ and USB 2.0 driver update.

Mobile Computing and Communications - USB breaks free of the PC.

USB Central - Information, tools, and links to material about the Universal Serial Bus (USB).

Universal Serial Bus - Information related USB and the USB standard.

Cypress - Six articles on the use of USB.

USBNews.com - All types of information for USB, products, FAQ, glossary and links.

A Look at FireWire and USB - Are USB and FireWire viable technologies for Unix? Rich Morin thinks so. From Sun World.

Universal Serial Bus Information - What's the deal with USB then? Article by Steve Lawther.

USB Explained: Is the Universal Serial Bus for You? - From Orange Bytes.

USB Peripherals Blossom - New options for iMac and Windows 98 users written by Rick Russell of the About.com.

Developer - Universal Serial Bus - From Apple's site.

Zdnet.com - USB-On-the-Go eliminates PC as the middleman.

CNN.com - Tips for using USB and AGP.

USB.org - Frequently asked questions for USB.

USB Technology - Supplies information, specifications, and white papers on the Universal Serial Bus, which provides an expandable, hot-pluggable plug and play serial interface that ensures a standard, low-cost socket for adding external peripheral devices.

USB Device Development Notes - General USB information and links.

Macspeedzone.com - USB port speed compared to other port speeds.

Spread Spectrum Scene - Provides tutorial, information links, and recommended reference books on the Universal Serial Bus.

Embedded.com - An introduction to USB development.

The PCI Special Interest Group - Unincorporated association of members of the microcomputer industry set up to for the purpose of monitoring and enhancing the development of the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) architecture.

PCI - Efficient Use - There are a small set of rules that should be followed to insure an efficient PCI design. A study of leading commercial NICs shows that these rules are often not followed. Interesting article from Intel detailing this.

PCI Whitepaper - Describes what a PCI bus is.

A PCI Links Page - Primarily intended as an engineering resource for people who need to deal with computers built around the PCI bus.

PIC Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group - The PICMG is a consortium of industrial computer product vendors who collaboratively develop specifications for PCI-based systems and boards for use in industrial and telecommunications computing applications.

What's New With PCI - Download the invitation of the latest workshops available.

Pat Duffy's PCI Chipset's List - Provides brief summaries of many PCI chipsets, such as throughput speeds and compatibility.

PCI Specifications - PCI-SIG specifications, descriptions, related ECNs, correlating white papers and documents, and associated compliance checklists.

PCMCIA Trade Association - The standards and trade group for PC Cards used in portable computers. Plenty of information about PCMCIA 16-bit and CardBus PC Cards, SmartMedia, and Miniature Cards. The acronym stands for Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, but some say it's really: People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms.

Warp Nine Engineering - When You've Got That Need For Speed! - IEEE 1284 Experts. You will find a detailed technical introduction to the standard, review a growing list of products that support the new protocols and learn more about the ongoing standards activities of the IEEE 1284.x working groups.

Infared Data Association - IrDA - International organization that creates and promotes interoperable, low cost infrared data interconnection standards that support a walk-up, point-to-point user model. The standards support a broad range of appliances, computing and communications devices.

How to Install a PCMCIA Card - There are three components required to set up a PCMCIA card. If you follow these general instructions you will have a good chance that installing your new PCMCIA card will be easy and trouble free. From Synchrotech site.

SmartMedia Technology Primer - About one-third the area of a conventional PC Card and only 0.76mm in thickness. This new storage card is expected to help electronic devices, including the digital still camera and various forms of portable information equipment, become even smaller in size. From SSFDC Forum home page.

PC Card FAQ - Frequently asked questions about PC Card technology.

PC Card Technology Primer - The rapid development and worldwide adoption of PC Card technology has been due in large part to the standards efforts of the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA). An introduction from PCMCIA.

Miniature Card Technology Primer - Designed for low cost consumer needs. An introduction from PCMCIA.

New Bus Architectures - How CardBus Fits with IEEE 1394, USB, PCI and Others by Claude A. Cruz a PCMCIA member.

IEEE 1394 Trade Association - Founded to support the development of computer and consumer electronics systems that can be easily connected with each other via a single serial multimedia link.

Quick Overview of IEEE 1394 - By providing an inexpensive non-proprietary high-speed method of interconnecting digital devices, a truly universal I/O connection has been created, from Skipstones site.

IEEE 1394 - The cable connection to complete the digital revolution. Impact overview.

1394 Printer Working Group - Developing printing standards for the IEEE Std. 1394-1995 High Speed Serial Bus. This new interface standard is being used in state of the art audio, video, and computer applications.

P1394B (Gigabit 1394) - Update on 1394b, hosted at Zayante's site.

1394 High Performance Serial Bus - From Texas Instruments, choose from the list information about 1394.

Apple - FireWire speeds up the movement of multimedia data and large files and enables the connection of digital consumer products, including digital camcorders, digital video tapes, digital video disks, set-top boxes, and music systems, directly to a personal computer.

What is 1394? - A versatile, high-speed, and low-cost method of interconnecting a variety of personal computer peripherals and consumer electronics devices.

1394 Newsletter - Applications, standards development, 1394 Trade Association news, new 1394 products, company strategies, price trends, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, procurements, impact of competing technologies, competing standards: USB, SCSI, etc.

Why FireWire is Hot! Hot! Hot! - Article written by Franco Vitaliano.

Multimedia Applications of IEEE 1394 - Written by Lawrence A. Rowe at U.C. Berkeley.

Bright Prospects Revive the IEEE 1394 Bus - Bearing all the right features for wedding PCs to digital consumer electronics, the IEEE 1394 serial interface may have found its moment by Gil Bassak.

EDN Access - Firewire unleashes the power of digital video. Dated 07/03/97.

Skipstone - IEEE 1394 Serial Bus information.

FireWire Serial Bus Burns Rubber - New serial bus standard developed by Apple Computer that offers a simple plug-and-socket connection for upto 63 devices on a single network. Written by Mahesh Shantaram.

I2C Components - Manufacturers and design information.

I2C Zone - FAQ, components, and tools.

I2C Interfacing via PC Parallel Port - It implements I2C master-mode by bit-banging a couple of lines on the PC parallel port. Includes C source portable for both Borland and Microsoft compilers as well as a PostScript schematic of the needed interface circuit.

The I2C FAQ 2.0 - History of the I2C bus.

The I2C FAQ 2.0 - The I2C bus protocol.

The I2C Control System - Designed for performing the remote control of the channel inhibit option and the multiplicity threshold setting.

Single Master I2C Driver Routines - Discusses the I2C protocol.

I²C-Bus for Linux - A simple 2-wire bus that allows micro-controllers and computers to connect to specialized IC's like videotext-decoders and DTMF generators.

Link Instruments - I2C monitors.

I2C and ACCESS Bus - Technical resources and links from MCC Corp.

I2C Interface Support in Windows - Describes the new I2C interface support in the operating systems, which reduces the development requirements of video board manufacturers.

Philips Semiconductor - I2C related files.

I2C Software Drivers - Drivers and information on I2C.

The Fibre Channel Group at the University of Minnesota - Provides information about the FC protocol (FC Basics), fabric architecture and topology design (Configuration Toolkit), and performance (Library).

T11 - Site of TC T11, which standardizes Fibre Channel, HIPPI and IPI interfaces for mass storage peripherals, networks and other high-performance applications.

Plan to Merge Fibre Channel and SSA Moves Ahead - Article by Terry Costlow at EETimes.com.

Fibre Channel - Need to solve the storage and access puzzle? This technology puts the pieces together.

Fibre Channel: Fast Fibre Outpaces Rivals - For Fibre Channel proponents and IT managers eager to deploy the new connectivity technology, 1998 looks like the year.

The Fibre Channel Industry Association - Europe - Storage solutions using fibre channel technology with storage area networking, disaster recovery, serverless and remote backup and clustering.

Fibre Channel Applications - Fibre Channel Systems - IT managers, system integrators, and VARs quickly discover that Fibre Channel is built upon the concepts and protocols they know well. Fibre Channel delivers the same type of functions, only faster, easier, more scalable, and much more reliable than SCSI and legacy networks.

Fibre Channel, SCSI and You - A preview of Fibre Channel performance.

Fibre Channel Industry Association - Not-for-profit, mutual benefit corporation. The FCIA was formed in the fall of 1999 as a result of a merger between the Fibre Channel Association (FCA) and the Fibre Channel Community (FCC).

Fibre Channel - A brief look at Fibre Channel technology. Fibre Channel structure (layers FC-0, FC-1, FC-2, service classes, FC-3, FC-4), frame structure, and physical layer mediums.

Fibre Channel Tutorial - Fibre Channel is a computer communications protocol designed to meet the many requirements related to the ever increasing demand for high performance information transfer.

Fibre Channel EISA Interfaces - List of manufacturers with EISA interfaces.

CERN Fibre Channel - The pages aren't updated any more but there is a lot here. General information, specifications etc.

Fibre Channel GigaRing Channel Interfaces - List of manufactures for GigaRing Channel.

Fibre Channel PCI/PMC Interfaces - List of manufacturers for PCI/PMC bus.

Fibre Channel S-bus Interfaces - List of manufacturers for S-bus.

Accelerated Graphics Port Implementors Forum - A group of industry leaders in graphics hardware and OEM systems whose purpose is to improve performance of 3D graphics and other visually-intensive applications on PCs at all price points.

Accelerated Graphics Port - AGP is a new data super-highway on the PC platform for 3D graphics and full-motion video.

Press Release From Intel - AGP Pro, Part of Upcoming AGP Interface Specification Rev 2.0, Gains Support From Leading Workstation OEMs and Graphics Vendors, archived press release from AGP Forum.

AGP-IF - Member companies listing at the AGP-IF.

AGP-IF Archive - Downloadable information from the developers conference archive at AGP-IF.

AGP - Technical overview.

AGP - Accelerated Graphics Port - From SysOpt.com's site.

AGP Technology Tutorial - From Intel's site.

The Accelerated Graphics Port - By Hank Kuo and Adam Labelson project.

AGP - Definition from Whatis.com.

Does AGP really Improve Performance? - Article from Tom's Hardware Guide.

Accelerated Graphics Port Bus - Information from Apple on AGP.

PC Interfacing Tutorials - Complete tutorials on PC interfacing including schematics, photos highlighting construction tips, PCB artwork and source code for programming. Learn how to interface DC and stepper motors, ADC/DAC, keypads, LCDs, and relays.

ISA Bus Technical Summary - The Industry Standard Architecture information.

ISA Technical - Designed to give a basic overview of the bus found in most IBM clone computers, often referred to as the XT or AT bus.

PC Tech The Expansion Bus - This vital but unheralded component has been around about as long as the PC itself. Take a look at what makes it tick, from PC Magazine.

Micro Channel Architecture - The 32-bit bus used in most IBM PS/2 PCs and the RS/6000 workstations. Introduced in 1987. From the Dictionary of PC Hardware.

Hardware Documentation - Buses - MCA - Here are some links to information about the MicroChannel Architecture (MCA) bus, as used in many IBM PS/2, RS/6000, AS/400, and 370 machines.

TechFest - Micro Channel Bus technical summary.

QBMCA - Having trouble identifying an unknown adapter in a MCA-system, links to some software to help.

What is MicroChannel Architecture? - IBM's answer to the failings of its older PC bus, which is now referred to as the ISA bus, article discusses the problems and short falls it had.

Su's PS/2 Page - The effects of M.A.D. Microchannel Addictive Disorder.

Peter H. Wendt - IBM Microchannel Enthusiasts Page including his famous QBMCA Microchannel Adapter Identification Software and hundreds of ADFs for IBM MCA-machines.

Tavi PS/2 Pages - Information about IBM PS/2 machines. Although mainly directed at the MicroChannel systems (model 50 and above) there may be the occasional snippet about the lower end ISA-based systems as well.

Micro Channel Linux Home Page - From Christophe Beauregard.

RS-232 Diagnosis Tech Bulletin From Mike Sandman - RS-232 Serial Communications is not that hard.

Quick Reference - For RS485, RS422, RS232 and RS423.

Computer Tips - RS-232 was created for one purpose, to interface between data terminal equipment and data communications equipment employing serial binary data interchange.

RS-232 - Protocols and computer networks, by Dr. D. Koren of Tel-Aviv University.

Keiths RS-232 Library - Documentation with download.

Pin-Outs.Com - RS-232 serial pinout details.

Serial/Rs-232 Interfacing - Detailed explanations on interfacing the serial port.

The RS232 Standard - A tutorial with signal names and definitions.

Advanced Horizons - Article called SCSI Explained includes: why it came about, bus width and speed, types and other benefits of SCSI.

All About SCSI - What is SCSI? An article by DataPro.

SCSI Common Codes and Values - Informative summaries for several of the more commonly used codes and coded values are included as annex information in the SCSI Primary Commands - 2 (SPC-2) draft standard.

Common SCSI Bus Connectors - Visual guide to SCSI connectors, from the STA.

SCSI-3 Standards Architecture - Chart reflects the currently approved SCSI-3 project family. All projects are in T10, except Fibre Channel is in T11 and 1394 is in IEEE.

STA - The SCSI Trade Association - Small Computer System Interface, an official industry standard for 12 years. Helps educate OEM's, resellers and IT professionals about SCSI, one of the industry's most widely adopted I/O interfaces. Also helps shape the future of SCSI to ensure performance and compatibility.

Reference Charts - Tables with: SCSI bus width/maximum data rates, maximum bus length with device addressing, cable lengths meters/feet and SCSI technologies comparison of maximums. From SCSI Masters.com.

SCSI - From Wolfgang Schulte's SCSI information guide.

Let's Talk About SCSI - SCSI basics including features, history, differentiators and applications.

Linux - High performance SCSI and RAID: What is SCSI?

SCSI Supplier List - Supplier list at the STA of STA members and non-members.

T10 Home Page - The technical committee of the National Committee on Information Technology Standards. NCITS is accredited by, and operates under rules that are approved by, the American National Standards Institute.

SCSI Positioning Paper - SCSI is seen as the total solution and will maintain its position as the I/O technology of choice for future enterprise computing, Internet computing and desktop applications, interesting article from the STA.

What is SCSI? from Storage Search - Written by Performance Technologies.

PC Webopedia - SCSI Information - An online encyclopedia and search engine dedicated to computer technology.

SCSI Terms and Terminology - STA-endorsed terms and terminology for SCSI parallel interface technology.

SCSI Information - From Texas State Technical College.

On-Line Extraction of SCSI Disk Drive Parameters - This report describes a suite of general-purpose techniques and algorithms for acquiring the necessary data from SCSI disks via the ANSI-standard interface. (choose a download format)

iSCSI - Internet SCSI. New Internet Protocol (IP)-based storage networking standard for linking data storage facilities, developed by the IETF. Definition from Whatis.

SCSI Termination Tutorial - Written to help users understand common field issues that one might run into when connecting a SCSI drive (or drives) to various kinds of SCSI buses, whether cable or backplane.

IDE Vs. SCSI - Article detailing the differences by David Risley.

Expanding the SCSI Bus - SCSI interface is projected by most industry analysts to maintain its hold on the mass storage market through the year 2005. Reprinted article from Computer Technology Review.

Serial Attached SCSI - All about SAS, what it involves and the benefits to systems and customers. With FAQ, members forum and technical presentations.

WWW Virtual Library for SCSI - Information on SCSI bus interface, standards, manufacturers and distributors, technical information, books and test equipment, a part of the Virtual Libraries system.

IP-Over-SCSI - The purpose of IP Over SCSI is to connect two or more computers with SCSI interfaces using the IP protocol.

SCSI Takes On USB At High-End - Facing public challenges from other I/O technologies, the STA released its technology road map at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference in Los Angeles Thursday. Article from CMP's TechWeb by Mark Hachman.

Xyratex - Developer of OEM solutions for the high-speed networking, digital broadcasting and data storage marketplaces. Technologies include Fibre Channel, SCSI, RAID and SAN.

Oppco - Dedicated test tool for SCSI test equipment and SCSI test software for manufacturing, engineering, and test environments.

I-Tech Corporation - SCSI and Fibre Channel test equipment, high-performance testing solutions. Products are utilized in development, quality assurance, production and field service environments.

EGR Global Technology Inc. - Provides products specifically for the hard disk drive market for testing the latest IDE and SCSI interface devices.

Mirus Technologies - SCSI, FCAL and Fibre Channel diagnostics tools.

Extreme Protocol Solutions - Develops, manufactures, and markets software and hardware solutions to test SCSI peripherals.

Innotec Design - Manufacture SCSI and IDE/Atapi bus analyzers.

FuturePlus Systems - Sells bus analysis tools which include an electrical and mechanical connection from a computer bus to an Agilent logic analyzer which then allows state, timing, and performance analysis.

Ancot's - Provider of high-performance Fibre Channel and UltraSCSI test and measurement products.

Computer Bus Tools, Inc. - SCSI emulators and analyzers as well as test cables, adapter cards, and terminators.

Pacific Data - SCSI host adapters and tape media.

Adaptec - High performance I/O, connectivity, and network products are incorporated into the systems and products of major computer and peripheral manufacturers.

Apcon - Manufactures products that add functionality to SCSI bus computer systems. Recently introduced High Availability solutions for Windows NT, UNIX, OS/2, and Netware environments which protect network servers from expensive downtime.

Atto Technology - Powerful, cross-platform storage solutions across the entire data continuum that encompass: host adapters including ATTO ExpressPCI with Advanced Data Streaming (ADS) technology, ATTO AccelWare and ExpressRAID software.

Antares Microsystems - SBus and PCI I/O peripherals and SCSI host adapters.

Initio - Manufactures input/output solutions for the microcomputer industry, including SCSI host adapters and software.

Ami Trix Development - SCSI-TV: a SCSI interface for the Amiga A570 and CDTV. Frequently Asked Questions

Qlogic Corporation - SCSI and Fibre Channel HBA's.

Digital Interfaces Ltd - Fibre Channel bridges, SCSI tape interfaces and SAN connectivity and storage products.

Acard Technology Corp. - Design company providing IC, adapter, standalone subsystem as well as field proven software and the complete solution.

Ingram Micro - One of the largest distributors of computer technology products and services in the world. Selling both hardware and software.

Hyper Microsystems - On-line store of SCSI devices. Brand name hard drives, CD-ROM, CD-recordables and media.

Techexport - International distributor of high technology products used in the video and pre-press industries. Specializing in Window NT workstations, non-linear video editing, MGEG compression, high resolution scanning and large high performance storage subsystems.

SCSI Corporation - A specialist distributor for all CD-ROM, Optical and DVD based technologies. Other areas of experise are high end Hard Disk Systems, Hi-Res Monitors and Connectivity solutions for SCSI, SCA and ATAPI.

SCSI Stuff - The source for SCSI cables, hard drives, SCSI CD-ROMs and SCSI host adapters.

Consan - Their line of disk drives accommodate all platforms, from low profile to 23GB capacity. From fiberchannel and SSA to SCSI 2. Providing effective storage solutions.

Midland Systems Integrators - Architects, builds and supports mission-critical information systems and networks.

SCSI Masters.com - Distributor of cables, terminators and host adapters.

Adaptec Europe - Information for Europe, with links to Germany, France, Italy, and Spain. Plus a distributor's log-in for new information.

Document Imaging Solution Products - Offers a wide range of scanners and SCSI cards and cables.

IntraServer Technology, Inc. - SCSI host adapter boards for Alpha, Intel, and SPARC.

Essential Data Inc. - External SCSI towers, host adapters, and cases.

The SCSI Trade Association - Promoting increased understanding and use, to serve as a central distribution source for information and to guiding the growth and evolution of this standard into the future.

Confusion Over SCSI Standards - Written by Alfred Poor from the 5/5/98 issue of PC Magazine.

SCSI and IDE - Overview and comparison. From the institution of Computer Science at Umeå University in northern Sweden.

HardwareCentrals SCSI Tutorial - Introduction, SCSI evolution, SCSI standards, termination, configuration and tips.

How to Get T10 Draft Standards and other Publications - Approved American National Standards and Technical Reports may be purchased ANSI or from Global Engineering Documents. List of available documents and designated numbers.

SCSI Still Kicking in Bus Battle - By Sonia R. Lelii, of PC Week Onlines, October 18, 1999 issue.

From the A32 Article Archives - The mysteries of various SCSI bus configurations or SCSI-1,-2, -3 ? by Howard McKinney of A32.

The SCSI Bus and IDE Interface by Friedhelm Schmidt - All SCSI material updated and adapted to reflect SCSI-3 standard documentation, with new chapter added. Diskette includes new source code and a monitor tool for testing and troubleshooting SCSI devices.

FTP for SCSI Standards - FTP directory /pub/standards at fission.dt.wdc.com

New SCSI Standard Kicks Bus - With processor clock speeds increasing by leaps and bounds, storage subsystems may be left gasping for breath. A new SCSI standard promises the kind of throughput necessary to keep up with the fastest new CPUs, by Michael Zulich.

Introduction to the SCSI Series - ENDL Publications supplies books which are designed for engineers, programmers and application support personnel who work with SCSI.

SCSI Association Ratifies Ultra3 Spec - By Joseph F. Kovar, Computer Reseller News, Sept. 98.

U-Geek News - Ultra3 SCSI is ratified.

SCSI Buses - An Introduction to SCSI Technology - Article was written by Ron Savage.

SCSICam - MDL Introduces a SCSI-Based Video Conferencing System, press release.

Chip Directory - SCSI-1 Connector pin assignments.

Computer Tips - SCSI hard drive interface.

What Kind of SCSI Do I Have? - Is it 8-bit (narrow) or 16-bit (wide), and is it single-ended or differential? Article detailing how to determine what type of SCSI port the host has.

Ultra-Fast SCSI You Can Use - Most Ultra2 cards lack connectors for typical external desktop devices. Adaptec's new card changes all that. Article from PC World News.

SCSI Masters.com - Basic terms for SCSI.

SCSI and the Art of I/O Specmanship - Written by Micheal Lampi of MDL Corporation.

SCSI World - Reviews and articles, not finished yet but a good source for information.

The Compleat Guide To SCSI For The PowerBook - From Mac Opinion written by Charles Moore.

PHOAKS - People Helping One Another Know Stuff. Posting of their newsgroup for SCSI.

SCSI Glossary - Comprehensive glossary of SCSI terminology, updated frequently as proposed new standards become operational.

Modifying SCSI - How to make Apple's 'non-functional' SCSI driver functional by Jörg Langowski, MacTutor Editorial Board, Grenoble, France.

SCSI Books - STA's list of SCSI books.

Add a Card for SCSI Peripherals - From the Upgrade Guide by Stan Miastkowski. Detailing the advantages of SCSI over EIDE, making it the leading standard for connecting high-performance peripherals.

SCSI vs. IDE Bus Mastering for DAWs - By D. Glen Cardenas and Jose M. Catena for Digital Pro Sound.

Radified - Computer-related tutorials written by a real-life user, based on first-hand experience with SCSI.

Coping With SCSI at Gigahertz Speeds - Fight back and optimize your next SCSI-board design with high-speed transmission-line techniques, written by Barry Caldwell for EDN Magazine.

SCSI CD-RW Drives Roundup - Devoted to the CD-RW drives with SCSI interface, showing the potential, highlights and downsides of the SCSI-interface.

Classic Mac Workshop - A little troubleshooting on SCSI usage on a Mac.

SCSI Interfaces and Cabling - Guide at About.com specializing in SCSI peripherals, informational sites list. Rick Russell has also written several great articles on SCSI.

Windows Article - Hardware: SCSI - Informative article for tips on the use of SCSI devices. Short and sweet with good info for home users.

Surviving SCSI Hell - The musicians guide to understanding SCSI. How to connect a computer to a digital sampler using SCSI, a primer from Rich the TweakMeister.

Look Before You Leap To Ultra3 SCSI - New technology doubles bandwidth, but VARs need to be aware of variations in the standard, from Business Solutions.

JSI Inc. - How to properly connect SCSI devices.

SCSI Info Central From Gary Fields - Site contains the latest SCSI FAQ for the comp.periphs.scsi newsgroup as well as other useful information about SCSI devices and troubleshooting.

MacDisk - SCSI FAQ of helpful troubleshooters.

FAQ Page From the STA - Answers to frequently asked questions about SCSI parallel interface technology and what Ultra3 SCSI is likely to mean for customers.

AwardOne Technology. - Useful FAQ of SCSI information.

7 Generations of SCSI - FAQ from the STA.

Partners Data Systems Inc. - SCSI FAQ of reference information.

SCSI FAQ from Seagate - Information on LVD SCSI.

comp.periphs.scsi FAQ part 1 of 2 - Good collection of usenet posting concerning SCSI, in two parts. This is part one.

comp.periphs.scsi FAQ part 2 of 2 - Good collection of usenet posting concerning SCSI, in two parts. This is part two.

SCSI FAQ - Variety of SCSI questions and answers and includes information on LVD/MSE, HVD and SE.

SCSI Quick Start Guide - An abbreviated version of the SCSI FAQ.

Digital Interactive Solutions - European manufacturer and reseller of SCSI, Fibre Channel, SAN and in the specialist storage market place especially regarding tape and data security.

Aeon - European manufacturer of SCSI switches, Fibre Channel converters, extenders, SAN and WAN components and virtual storage.

Rancho Technology - Design and manufacture single to differential-ended converters and SCSI bus extenders. Includes Ultra2 LVD SCSI, Ultra160 SCSI, and Ultra4. Specializing in custom (OEM) solutions.

Optisys - SCSI device drivers and NAS servers for optical, CD-ROM, RAID, PD and DVD mass storage devices.

Second Wave, Inc. - Marketing the SCUSBee, a USB-to-SCSI port interface allowing iMac, iBook, and G3 to utilize SCSI devices.

Paralan - Manufactures extenders and converters for LVD/MSE, HVD and SE SCSI also includes Fiber Optic, ASICs design and cables.

Eastern Systems Inc. - Representing leading manufacturers of OEM, VME, CPCI, PCI, Motherboard, SBUS, PMC, PC104, SCSI, and ruggedized hardware systems and software solutions.

Western Digital Corporation - Complete line of 7200 RPM Ultra and Ultra2 SCSI hard drives for workstation, server, multi-user, audio-video, and array/RAID applications.

Carter, McCormic and Peirce - CMP covers the midwest with offices in Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Representative of many bus technologies including SCSI, in such markets as: process control, military, medical and utilities.

Lynbar Group Incorporated - Representative specializing in products and systems for data communications, LAN, SCSI peripheral systems for computers and graphics on workstations and file servers for end users, OEMs, distributors, systems houses and VARs.

Qualtech Associates - Representative servicing Northern CA and NV. Specializing in computer boards, systems for SCSI VME, PCI, Compact PCI and ISA bus systems.

Access Technologies - Manufacturer's representative, distributor, and systems integrator specializing in products and services which support the development and production of microprocessor based systems and SCSI technology.

Datastor - Specializing in data storage and RAID solutions. Very active in the SCSI arena with stocks of external cases, cables and terminators.

Panatek Technical Sales Associates - Independent firm representing companies that specialize in board and system level computer and I/O products. Working with OEMs and end-users in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Wisconsin.

Peripheral Products Inc. - PPI offers cutting-edge technology products for disaster recover, networking, SAN solutions, SCSI expander products, real-time VME market and console service management.

Digitape Systems Corporation - Large VAR and stocking distributor of high-end storage, SCSI and mainframe to mini and micro data exchange products.

Andromeda Systems - Working with Dyna 5 to meet all your IT needs, products include SCSI expansion products, workstations, data storage.

Rep Mesa, Inc. - Currently representing manufacturers of CPU, DSP, FDDI, SCSI, graphics, imaging and bus analyzer boards and systems as well as embedded computers, backplanes, enclosures and rack cabinets.

Hanify Associates, Inc. - Manufacturer representative of telecom, industrial computer, and analytical bus tool and SCSI products.

Intertechnology Inc. - Distributor for computer peripheral products such as printers, CD-Rom libraries, SCSI bus extenders based in Canada.

IBDS-International Business Development Specialist - Niche technology specialist, facilitates sales and advocate for channel marketing and support. Representing intersystem connectivity products, network switching, protocol software, SCSI converters, cable and ASICs.

Sierra Technologies, LLC - Handles analyzers, testers, expanders and cables for SCSI and Fibre Channel.

ATA-ATAPI.com - Offers information about ATA and ATAPI devices. Also provides drivers and historical information.

Technical Committee T13 AT Attachment - Responsible for all interface standards relating to the popular AT Attachment (ATA) storage interface utilized as the disk drive interface on most personal and mobile computers today.

Computer Architecture : What is a Bus? - The basic computer bus is explained and information is provided regarding ISA, PCI, MCA, EISA, VESA, and VL-Bus architecture.

The PC Bus Chart - Different bus types from A:1 Computers.

Beyond Logic - Includes detailed information on USP, serial ports (RS-232), parallel ports (SPP/ECP/EPP/IEEE1284) and device drivers.

The I/O Bus - This article covers bus, its history and status, PCI, EISA, MCA, bus mastering, plug and play, and the bleeding edge. From Introduction to PC Hardware.

Free Online Dictionary of Computing - Explains what a bus is and is hyperlinked to additional information.

NetPanel - Interface and bus glossary.

Guide to ATA/ATAPI Documentation - Intended for developers of IDE/ATAPI OS drivers.

Torus PC - Various bus questions and answers.

IDE Devices on 8-bit Machines - Describes how to connect IDE devices to 8-bit machines.

Keeping Up to Speed With Connectivity - Anna Trett of Oxford Semiconductor looks at where connectivity standards are going and how designers can keep up with the pace of change using proven, economical, bridging solutions.

Theregister.co.uk - The fight for an open hardware platform is very real, and the power has swung from the PC leaders to the entertainment industry.

Bus-net - The online publication for designers and builders of bus/board-based systems.

PC Industry Hot Links - Compiled by A:1 Computers.

PC/104 Supplier Link Page - Provides links to many PC/104 embedded computing vendors with descriptions of the company's offerings.

Leroy's Engineering Web Site - Containing detailed interface bus standards and engineering design information.

The Hardware Book - Provides circuits, pinouts, cable and adapter descriptions plus other technical information.

Hardware Documentation - Buses - ATA/ATAPI - Here are some links to information about the AT Attachment bus, an evolution of EISA/IDE.

Busmastering IDE drives - From Music Solutions site.

EIDE versus SCSI - Why purchase SCSI? Interesting article on what interface technology to choose, SCSI or EIDE?

The Enhanced IDE/Fast-ATA FAQ - This FAQ addresses issues surrounding Enhanced IDE, ATA-2, ATAPI and Enhanced BIOSes. It includes practical questions, background information and lists of net resources. By John Wehman and Peter den Haan.

Hardware Upgrade - EIDE CD-ROM comparison.

Using EIDE Drives in DV - An answer to a common 1394 (Firewire) question, by Kathlyn Lindeboom.

Click and Learn by Michael B. Karbo - An easy-read and illustrated guide to the EIDE, Ultra DMA and AGP interfaces. For teachers, students and self-study.

Advanced Horizons - Buses explained VESA/EISA/PCI.

TechFest - EISA bus information.

Pin-Outs - EISA connector.

Data Structures For EISA/ISA Bus Device Drivers - A tutorial on EISA/ISA bus device driver writing.

Writing EISA and ISA Bus Device Drivers - EISA/ISA bus- specific topics including EISA/ISA bus architecture and data structures that EISA/ISA bus device drivers use, from DEC's site.

IP Over HIPPI - Describes the use of HIPPI switches as IP local area networks.

HIPPI Standard at CERN - Information about the HIPPI and Serial HIPPI standards and its products.

The High Performance Networking Forum - Organized to promote the Gigabyte System Network (GSNTM:an HNF and High Performance Parallel Interface (HIPPI) networking and network attached storage standards. This industry-wide effort is committed to providing customers with open and interoperable GSN and HIPPI solutions.

HIPPI-Serial - HIPPI 800 and 1600 serial specification.

HIPPI PH - HIPPI 800 and 1600 Mbit/s physical layer.

Fibre Channel - Mapping to HIPPI-FP (FC-FP) - Defines the frame format and protocol definitions required to transfer information for upper-layer protocols that use the HIPPI-FP when using a lower-layer serial link interface operating according to the FC-PH and FC-EP requirements.

HIPPI-SC - High-Performance Parallel Interface - Physical Switch Control.

HIPPI Standard at CERN - Information about the HIPPI and Serial HIPPI standards and its products.

I2O Definition - From Webopedia, definition of I2O and links.

What is I2O? - Intelligent Input/Output (I2O) is a hardware specification that describes a model for offloading I/O processing from the CPU. There is no doubt that this is leading to extremely high performance I/O.

I2O SIG Members - Membership roster from I2O SIG organization.

I2O Power and Control - I20 definition by Brent Sullivan.

Intelligent I/0 by Stephen W. Plain - The I2O standard is leading the way toward improved server performance and operating-system independence for server I/O devices. From ZDNet, October 1998 issue.

I 2 O Beats I/O Bottlenecks - High-performance servers will start using a new I/O architecture to boost performance without costing a fortune. From '97, written by Tom Thompson.

Intelligent-IO - Hosts the specifications, developer resources and other materials originally developed by the I2O Special Interest Group.

VITA - The VMEbus International Trade Association - VMEbus information, membership roster, training, and market information. New products directory including a VMEbus virtual trade show, Journal Magazine and standards organization and links.

Frequently Asked Questions - From comp.arch.bus.vmebus, maintained by Robert J. Boys.

An Introduction To VME - Versa Module Europa bus is a flexible open-ended bus system which makes use of the Eurocard standard. It was introduced by Motorola, Phillips, Thompson, and Mostek in 1981.

VITA Journal - Current and past issues.

PCI and VMEbus - Who's the Winner? - Article reprint archives. Written by Gary Olin, of Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.

VMEbus Product Directory - From VITA's site.

VITA Standards Organization - VSO general information.

VITA Membership Roster - These companies are VITA members who support and promote; Open Technology Standards.

Vita Publications List - Book list with ordering information.

VME International Physics Association - VIPA works to extend the VME standard to the benefit of the physics community in the areas of data acquisition, front-end instrumentation, beam line instrumentation and accelerator controls.

SGI VME FAQ - All answers refer to the VME architecture of SGI Challenge/Onyx/Power Challenge/Power Onyx systems.

CSD Magazine - Wheres the bus going? by Jesse Winters.

VMEbus Systems - VMEbus Systems is the online and print publication dedicated to the advancement of VME technology.

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