Name that multi-port SCSI device

Jeff Stai j_stai at qlc.com
Thu May 20 22:05:37 PDT 1999


* From the T10 Reflector (t10 at symbios.com), posted by:
* Jeff Stai <j_stai at qlc.com>
*
welll...

SCSI multi-port thingy would always work.
or...

SCSI multi-port entity
SCSI multi-port enigma
SCSI multi-port black box
SCSI multi-port engine (I like this one!)
SCSI multi-port toaster
SCSI multi-port blender

or... SCSI Hydra?-)

- j



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ralph O. Weber [mailto:ralphoweber at csi.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 5:57 AM
> To: -T10 Reflector
> Subject: Name that multi-port SCSI device
> 
> 
> * From the T10 Reflector (t10 at symbios.com), posted by:
> * "Ralph O. Weber" <ralphoweber at csi.com>
> *
> Several meetings ago, I was asked to devise a name to replace 
> 'multi-port SCSI device' in SAM-2.  My understanding is that
> 'multi-port SCSI device' is too much like 'SCSI device',
> which is exactly the thing that a 'multi-port SCSI device'
> is not.  That is, the whole point of having a name for a 
> 'multi-port SCSI device' is so that it can be compared to
> and differentiated from a 'SCSI device'.
> 
> This message solicits opinions regarding the new name.
> I'll offer some ideas, but don't feel limited to just
> those suggestions.
> 
> One question is, should the name start with SCSI, i.e.,
> SCSI multi-port xyz, or just multi-port xyz?  I'm leaning
> slightly toward SCSI multi-port xyz.
> 
> Beyond that, here are some new names generated with the
> help of my favorite text editor's thesaurus.  When thinking
> about these and other possibilities, don't forget the 
> option of making an acronym for the name.
> 
> multi-port mechanism
> multi-port apparatus
> multi-port unit
> multi-port component
> multi-port module
> multi-port instrument
> multi-port appliance
> multi-port equipment
> 
> Please respond to the reflector (or me privately) with 
> preferences or additional suggestions.  Don't forget
> the SCSI xyz or not question.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Ralph...
> 
> 
> 
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