On Friday, August 06, 1999 4:58 AM, Rick [log in to unmask]>wrote:

> I saw a hard drive for sale with this type of interface and have never heard
> of it before and can not seem to find the info i want about it. can anyone
> explain this technology to me and tell me how i wolud hook this up to my pc.
> do you need any special hardware and is it  better or less expensive than
> scsi?I am very interested in this new technology as what little i have found
> about is very interesting.

Rick -- You may want to visit  these two web sites, Fibre Channel Fundamentals,  http://www.spectralogic.com/fibre/fcfund.htm  and Fibre Channel FAQ's, http://www.elew.com/fcfaqs.htm. The latter site is a "little" dated but the info explains the technology. HTH. :-)

Walter R. Worth
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