X3T9.2/89-71 John B. Lohmeyer NCR Corporation 3718 N. Rock Rd. Wichita, KS 67226 May 17, 1989 Ms. Mi T. Le Hewlett Packard Co. 2000 Foothills Blvd. Roseville, CA 95678 Subject: Your comment on X3T9 Letter Ballot (XT9/89-41) on forwarding SCSI-2. Dear Ms. Le, Thank you (and Kurt) for your comment on SCSI-2. X3T9.2 has addressed your comment by redefining the SILI bit definition as follows: " If the suppress incorrect length indicator (SILI) bit is one and the fixed bit is zero, the target shall: (1) report CHECK CONDITION status for an incorrect length condition only if the overlength condition exists (see 9.4) and the block length field in the mode parameter block descriptor is nonzero (see 7.3.3) (2) not report CHECK CONDITION status if the only error is the underlength condition (see 9.4), or if the only error is the overlength condition and the block length field of the mode parameters block descriptor is zero. " This change is not exactly what you requested, but representatives from HP and IBM have reviewed this change, check with their company experts, and found it an acceptable alternative to adding a SULI bit. Hopefully, this change resolves your "no" vote. Once again, thank you for your comment. Sincerely, John B. Lohmeyer, Chairman X3T9.2 cc: Mr. Del Shoemaker, Chairman X3T9