SCSI bus activity LED?

David Ross <[email protected]> Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:38:38 -0700

Newsgroups	gmane.os.netbsd.ports.atari
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It's very cool to see some of the recent developments on the list!
 
On a totally different topic...
 
I'm interested in the possibility of connecting the TT030's SCSI bus up to an iSCSI bridge.  Something like:
http://www.attotech.com/products/product.php?cat=5&scat=8&sku=IPBR-1550-DR0&PHPSESSID=ac7da627feb322d7e3997e510f769371
 
At the current time these bridges are quite expensive, but prices will eventually fall.
 
There are some advantages to this approach:
  - No heat / noise issues with drives
  - Disks can be swapped out virtually
  - Transparent backups
 
The one issue with an external iSCSI bridge would be that there would be no drive light on the Atari itself.  Maybe this is a minor issue, but for me it's all about the authenticity.  =)  I did some quick searching and I couldn't find a quick solution.  Anyone know of a SCSI device that provides bus activity LED pins?
 
David Ross
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