From: ohland@charter.net   
      
   Classic IBM   
      
   This invention relates to personal computers and, more particularly, to   
   a personal computer having an interface controller providing an   
   economical way to achieve access to a direct access storage device by a   
   small computer system interface. In accordance with this invention, the   
   system CPU is selectively allowed to access all or only a portion of the   
   internal registers in an interface controller, enabling implementation   
   in conjunction with a conventional subsystem microprocessor interface to   
   the registers if desired. With this change, either interface has full   
   access to the interface controller's internal registers. By allowing   
   such access, the number of component parts required can be reduced where   
   multitasking possibilities are not desired, and the cost of providing   
   SCSI capability significantly reduced.   
      
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