fjpls@mtuxn.UUCP (P.STEVENS) (05/29/85)
Desparately need info. on a tape backup system for a Compaq Plus. I think the computer store we have been dealing with on this problem has been jerking me around ... They say that we have to settle for floppy backup!! I don't believe them! First, they gave us some excuse about the Compaq not having enough capacity in the power supply - this should only be an issue for internal tape drives, we want an external unit (Want to keep both the floppy & hard disks). Then they said that most tape drives interface directly to the existing floppy disk contoller and that Compaq's controller is not compatible with the PC (XT). I don't know if this is so, seems to be farfetched. If anybody has interfaced a tape (cartridge or otherwise) to a Compaq please let me know. Thanks in advance. mtuxn!fjpls 201-577-5341 (8-5 EST) 8-270-5341 (coronet) 201-370-4210 (home, call collect if you can help) A rose by any other name is not UNIX...