ISP Information:
An improvement to the old narrow SCSI that allows for faster throughput by increasing the number of pins used to connect the drive to the controller from 50 to 68. Wide SCSI doubled the throughput of narrow versions of SCSI, but was generally more expensive due to the additional pins and marketing strategies. Of course you were getting twice the performance, so what's a few bucks?
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Wide SCSI - Access to records not equal, critics say The "poor" can access the internet for free at the majority of public libraries.Yes, but that's not enough to get access to court records. ForFederal court records, for example, you need an account on their PACERsystem which charges per-page. The per-page charges are low, but youdo need to write them and set up the account and wait for them to mailyou your account code.I have a PACER account, but I don't know of anyone else with anaccount who isn't a lawyer.Other courts have systems of their own; signing up for them is daunting.Regards,John Levine johnl@iecc.com Primary Perpetrator "The Internet for Dummies",Information Superhighwayman wanna-be http://iecc.com/johnlSewer Commissioner"More Wiener schnitzel, please", said Tom, revealingly.page connection',wouldn't poor people have to still go to the courthouse during thecourt's business hours, and still have to pay the per-page copying feerequired by the court to get the papers they wanted? It would seem tome the new system is still superior since poor people have a moreflexible schedule to view what they want (anytime on the web) and amore flexible payment schedule (via Pacer billing). PAT]
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