9.2.4. Further reading

If you intend to do some serious SCSI hacking, you might want to have the official standard at hand:

Approved American National Standards can be purchased from ANSI at 11 West 42nd Street, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10036, Sales Dept: (212) 642-4900. You can also buy many ANSI standards and most committee draft documents from Global Engineering Documents, 15 Inverness Way East, Englewood, CO 80112-5704, Phone: (800) 854-7179, Outside USA and Canada: (303) 792-2181, FAX: (303) 792- 2192.

Many X3T10 draft documents are available electronically on the SCSI BBS (719-574-0424) and on the ncrinfo.ncr.com anonymous ftp site.

Latest X3T10 committee documents are:

• AT Attachment (ATA or IDE) [X3.221-1994] (Approved)

• ATA Extensions (ATA-2) [X3T10/948D Rev 2i]

• Enhanced Small Device Interface (ESDI) [X3.170-1990/X3.170a-1991] (Approved)

• Small Computer System Interface - 2 (SCSI-2) [X3.131-1994] (Approved)

• SCSI-2 Common Access Method Transport and SCSI Interface Module (CAM) [X3T10/792D Rev 11]

• "SCSI: Understanding the Small Computer System Interface", written by NCR Corporation. Available from: Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 07632 Phone: (201) 767-5937 ISBN 0-13-796855-8

• "Basics of SCSI", a SCSI tutorial written by Ancot Corporation Contact Ancot for availability information at: Phone: (415) 322-5322 Fax: (415) 322-0455

• "SCSI Interconnection Guide Book", an AMP publication (dated 4/93, Catalog 65237) that lists the various SCSI connectors and suggests cabling schemes. Available from AMP at (800) 522-6752 or (717) 564-0100

• "Fast Track to SCSI", A Product Guide written by Fujitsu. Available from: Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 07632 Phone: (201) 767-5937 ISBN 0-13-307000-X

• "The SCSI Bench Reference", "The SCSI Encyclopedia", and the "SCSI Tutor", ENDL Publications, 14426 Black Walnut Court, Saratoga CA, 95070 Phone: (408) 867-6642

• "Zadian SCSI Navigator" (quick ref. book) and "Discover the Power of SCSI" (First book along with a one-hour video and tutorial book), Zadian Software, Suite 214, 1210 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose, CA 92128, (408) 293-0800

On Usenet the newsgroups comp.periphs.scsi and comp.periphs are noteworthy places to look for more info. You can also find the SCSI-Faq there, which is posted periodically.

Most major SCSI device and host adapter suppliers operate ftp sites and/or BBS systems. They may be valuable sources of information about the devices you own.