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On 12 Dec 2013, at 18:35, stevew@shocking.com wrote [on the os2 hdw list]:

>> If one had usb hard drive connected to usb hub with cable from hub
>> connected to 2 computers, would both
>> machines be able to read/write same usb drive?
> 
> I would think so... shared storage is common.

I'm copying this discussion to the ecs technical  list.

I'm extremely uneasy about such a setup.  Having worked with mainframes years
ago with two-tailed disk drive controllers attached to separate computers, i'm
fairly certain that the usb hub does not come close to providing the locking
and protection mechanisms that the old dasd controllers had.  Bear in mind
that in the PC world, most of the DASD controller function has been moved into
the device driver, so there is no awareness of multiple access paths.

jt



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