<div dir="ltr"><div>Well said Dave!</div><div>One would think that ppl would take some time to at least understand the concept....not necessarily the modeling and mathematical analysis that goes into designing a transmission line and interfacing (yes, even 6 inches of wiring is a transmission line), although having that background/capability allows one to appreciate the elegance of engineering. <br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 8, 2025 at 12:55\u202fPM Dave McGuire via rescue <<a href="mailto:rescue@sunhelp.org">rescue@sunhelp.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
Yeah that was always BS. People just wouldn't take the five minutes <br>
required to learn about what termination is and how to apply it.<br>
<br>
Doubly hilarious were the retards who loudly asserted that "IDE is <br>
superior because it doesn't need those annoying terminators". Because <br>
the n00bs who designed the IDE interface didn't understand transmission <br>
line theory or impedance matching well enough to design it into the <br>
interface does not mean it is "superior".<br>
<br>
A horrible ten minutes of learning will teach all of that and <br>
suddenly the light dawns. But nooooo, learning is evil.<br>
<br>
-Dave<br>
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On 1/8/25 12:43, Lionel Peterson via rescue wrote:<br>
> Insert the obligatory reference to having to sacrifice a live chicken to endure your scsi devices would work!<br>
> <br>
> Ken<br>
> <br>
>> On Jan 8, 2025, at 11:42, Dave McGuire via rescue <<a href="mailto:rescue@sunhelp.org" target="_blank">rescue@sunhelp.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> \ufeffOn 1/8/25 12:38, Dennis Boone via rescue wrote:<br>
>>> > SCSI is amazingly flexible, both the interface and the protocol.<br>
>>> And, in those days, in the interpretation of the specs/standards. :)<br>
>><br>
>> Sure, as there are idiots everywhere. But rare was the occasion in which I couldn't make it work.<br>
>><br>
>> -Dave<br>
>><br>
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