bobl@pro-graphics.UUCP (Bob Lindabury) (06/28/89)
From: Dr. Ken (Kenneth Bucholtz PhD)
Date: 06/26/89 22:11:26
Vanilla SCSI Tape Backup System for the Apple //
As most of you know by now, I assembled the first vanilla SCSI hard disk
drive for the Apple // last year, and since that time, these have become quite
popular, with alot of online articles appearing after my initial article, as
well as a few magazines articles (inCider, the upcoming issue of The Apple
IIGS Buyer's Guide).
Its now time for the Vanilla SCSI Tape Backup System!
About 3 months ago, I found a vendor selling brand new 3M SCSI tape
drives for $299. I put Meddle onto this, and he purchased one
for his Mac - and its running just fine! I purchased one even though, at
the time, there was absolutely NO software to run this unit on the Apple //
line. I also put a friend of mine onto this deal, and he, too, purchased
one of these tape units with the intentions of writing the backup/restore
software needed. For the past 2 months or so, we've been testing his
product, and the current version - 0.5 - is working just fine. He has
tonight decided to finally release it to the public for the price of $50.
I am proud to be able to unveil for the first time anywhere the
availability of HDTAPE, the format/backup/restore software needed to
use the 3M SCSI Tape Drive in the Apple // line.
I'm also proud to say that the author of HDTAPE is Tim Grams. If you
have a Vanilla SCSI Hard Drive, Tim should be familar to you - he is also
the author of HDFORMAT, the hard drive formatting software which is VERY
popular. Tim is a user here at WTC, and you can see his posts here in
The Apple SIG.
If you're interested in obtaining a copy of HDTAPE, send a check made
payable to Tim Grams c/o the following address:
Tim Grams
P.O. Box 462283
Garland, Tx 75040
We're working on an article on the Vanilla SCSI Tape Backup System &
once that's done, it'll be available for people on WTC. In the meantime, if
you need any additional information, contact either me or Tim at WTC.
Dr. Ken, SYSOP
[The Washington Towne Crier BBS - 201-689-3649 - 300/1200/2400]
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--Bob
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_______________________________________________________________________________ernies@pro-generic.cts.com (Ernie Spiteri) (07/07/89)
Network Comment: to #2862 by pnet01!crash!trout.nosc.mil!pnet01!pro-graphics!bobl Your mention of the 3M tape drive caught my attention. I picked up a 3m tape transport unit with the cat. # 80-9700-0140-2 on a sticker on the back. With no specs on the unit I'm wondering if this is the unit you used. It has a 2 x 13 connector on the back and an 8 pin connector on the side (both males). UUCP: crash!pro-generic!ernies ARPA: crash!pro-generic!ernies@nosc.mil INET: ernies@pro-generic.cts.com