The definition of chainSome computer devices support chaining, the ability to
string multiple devices in a sequence plugged into just
one computer port. Often, but not always, such a chain
will require some sort of
terminator to mark the
end. For an example, a SCSI
scanner
may be plugged into a SCSI CD-ROM
drive that is plugged into a SCSI
hard drive that is in turn plugged into the main
computer. For all these components to work properly, the
scanner would also have to have a proper terminator in
use. Device chaining has been around a long time, and it
is interesting to note that
C64/128
serial
devices supported it from the very beginning. Today the
most common low-cost chainable devices in use support
USB while the fastest low-cost chainable
devices in use support FireWire.
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