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 The common computer utilizes either ATA or SATA hard drives, as was discussed in this previous Tech Tip. There is another standard for connecting hard drives which doesn’t find its way into too many personal computers, but is quite prominent in servers and high-end work stations: SCSI.
SCSI stands for Small Computer System Interface, and if you don’t want to pronounce each letter individually, it’s OK to call it “skuzzy.” SCSI, like ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) or SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment), can be used for connecting more than just hard drives to a computer system, and some of the other peripherals that can support SCSI include tape drives, optical drives, printers, and scanners. This Tech Tip will take a look at a few basic features of SCSI, mostly as related to hard drives, and how ATA and SATA drives may compare. |
Vintage “Pope Mobile” peddled on Ebay
VW flogged as Benedict gets a new motor
A GREY Volkswagen (folk wagon) Golf which belonged to the Pope, formally known as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, has been flogged on eBay for nearly quarter of a million American dollars. Pope Benedict XVI’s former motor was flogged to an online “casino” by 21 year old Benjamin Halbe. He shelled out $12,900 when he bought the 1999 car from a German used car dealer. Looking at the ownership papers he noticed
that one of the previous owners was none other than Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.
However, it is unlikely that the newly fledged Pope ever took the Golf for a spin. According to church sources, he does not have a a driving licence, so taking it on the road would be a sin. Obviously only a small sin, thanks god.
It seems that Ratzinger’s “private secretary” bought it for him in southern Germany and it was taken to the cardinal’s residence in Rome and registered in his name.
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US Auto Statistics added 11/11/00
from US Statistical Abstract 1999
129,749,000 automobiles registered 1997
123,500,000 automobiles in use 1995
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