[rescue] SCSI Replacements

[Dave McGuire]

On 6/28/24 12:23, Jonathan Chapman via rescue wrote:
>> Sorry, still not buying it. These are "SCSI drives" like any other.
>> The fact that they didn't come from Seagate or Fujitsu or the fact that
>> their "HDAs" are removable, have a documented interface, and can also be
>> plugged into (say) a camera doesn't change that.
> 
> How about the ability to present files off a FAT32 volume as a CD-ROM, or behaving as a specific model SCSI-attached Ethernet controller with an integrated 802.11 bridge *and* a Macintosh control panel to talk through the device and control the 802.11 SSID settings?
> 
> Agree that things like the ACB4000, MD21, or ACARD SCSI -> IDE [-> SATA] are not "emulators," but I think some of the extended features on modern widgets pushes them toward "might be called an emulator."

   I see your point, and generally do not disagree with it.  It is 
clearly edging toward a gray area.  But IMO it's not IN that gray area 
yet. ;)

   Many (most?) people automatically call something an "emulator" just 
because it's new but designed to be used with something old.

             -Dave

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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA