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Re: Target disk query

From Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Target disk query
Date 2015-02-10 21:19 +0000
Organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
Message-ID <cjvau7FarplU3@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References <mbd0e9$un5$1@news.mixmin.net> <1lzo8yj.1a064rzqts3mzN%dempson@actrix.gen.nz> <mbdrpn$qnn$1@news.mixmin.net>

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On 2015-02-10, Wilbur Eleven <wil@nowhere.at.all.ru.ca.fr.uk.us> wrote:
> In article <1lzo8yj.1a064rzqts3mzN%dempson@actrix.gen.nz>,
>  dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) wrote:
>
>> It might also provide access to some externally connected disks, but I
>> haven't experimented with that, and if it does, it would depend on the
>> interface (e.g. no need to provide access to Firewire drives if the host
>> is connecting via Firewire, since the host can access them directly).
>> 
>> Early PowerPC Macs with Firewire ports only provided access to the
>> "primary" internal SATA drive via Target mode. If I remember right,
>> multi-drive access was a feature of the firmware in later PowerPC
>> models, probably from around the introduction of the PowerMac G5.
>
> Thanks! That's exactly the answer I wanted. Now, I know I could have 
> just tried it, but I'm nervous about that kind of thing.

Next time you should explain more of what you really want in your
initial question rather than leaving us guessing.

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JR

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Target disk query Wilbur Eleven <wil@nowhere.at.all.ru.ca.fr.uk.us> - 2015-02-10 08:17 -0500
  Re: Target disk query Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-10 14:04 +0000
  Re: Target disk query dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-02-11 09:03 +1300
    Re: Target disk query Wilbur Eleven <wil@nowhere.at.all.ru.ca.fr.uk.us> - 2015-02-10 16:04 -0500
      Re: Target disk query Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-10 21:19 +0000
        Re: Target disk query Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2015-02-10 18:07 -0800
          Re: Target disk query Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-11 04:19 +0000
            Re: Target disk query Wilbur Eleven <wil@nowhere.at.all.ru.ca.fr.uk.us> - 2015-02-11 08:32 -0500
              Re: Target disk query Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-11 15:09 +0000
                Re: Target disk query Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-02-11 10:49 -0500
                Re: Target disk query Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-11 15:57 +0000
                Re: Target disk query Wilbur Eleven <wil@nowhere.at.all.ru.ca.fr.uk.us> - 2015-02-11 13:04 -0500
                Re: Target disk query Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-11 18:11 +0000
                Re: Target disk query Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-02-11 13:12 -0700
                Re: Target disk query Wilbur Eleven <wil@nowhere.at.all.ru.ca.fr.uk.us> - 2015-02-11 18:23 -0500
                Re: Target disk query Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2015-02-11 18:03 -0800
                Re: Target disk query Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-12 14:15 +0000
                Re: Target disk query Wilbur Eleven <wil@nowhere.at.all.ru.ca.fr.uk.us> - 2015-02-12 09:46 -0500
                Re: Target disk query Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-12 14:52 +0000
                Re: Target disk query Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-02-12 14:55 +0000
            Re: Target disk query Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2015-02-11 17:59 -0800
              Re: Target disk query Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-12 14:13 +0000

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