bob@omni.com (Bob Weissman) (06/27/89)
Somebody out there must have had the problem I'm facing now and be able to
offer me a solution. I hope...
I have an XT clone which has worked perfectly for several years. It has a
5.25" floppy A drive, a 3.5" floppy B drive, a Seagate ST-238R 32MB C
drive, and the usual complement of 640K of memory, 2 COM ports, one PRN
port, etc.
Recently, I decided to add the Everex "Excel Floppy Tape" drive. This is a
1/2 height internal tape drive which can write up to 40MB.
I have a B.S. in Computer Science from M.I.T., and I C*A*N*N*O*T figure out
how to get this *&%$@+ tape drive set up.
I spent $169 on the drive, and another $99 on the "QUOTE UNIVERSAL UNQUOTE"
floppy disk & tape controller from Accelerated Computer Technology.
I have tried literally every combintation of DIP switches, cables, and
configurations possible.
IC*A*N*N*O*T get this tape drive to do A*N*Y*T*H*I*N*G.
Don't you hate it when you spend hundreds of dollars and end up with
nonfunctional shit?
Please, someone, give me a hint how to set this thing up!
Thanks!
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Bob Weissman
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UUCPish: ...!{amdahl,apple,pyramid,tekbspa,uunet}!koosh!bobaiko@cs.odu.edu (John K Hayes) (06/28/89)
In article <107@damogran.omni.com> bob@omni.com (Bob Weissman) writes: > >Recently, I decided to add the Everex "Excel Floppy Tape" drive. This is a >1/2 height internal tape drive which can write up to 40MB. > >I have a B.S. in Computer Science from M.I.T., and I C*A*N*N*O*T figure out >how to get this *&%$@+ tape drive set up. > >I spent $169 on the drive, and another $99 on the "QUOTE UNIVERSAL UNQUOTE" >floppy disk & tape controller from Accelerated Computer Technology. > >I have tried literally every combintation of DIP switches, cables, and >configurations possible. > >IC*A*N*N*O*T get this tape drive to do A*N*Y*T*H*I*N*G. > > >Please, someone, give me a hint how to set this thing up! > Call the dealer or manufacturer??? -- ---{john hayes} Old Dominion University; Norfolk, Virginia USA internet: aiko@cs.odu.edu Home: (804) 622-8348 Work: (804) 460-2241 ext 134 <++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++> Are you a Have or a Have_Not? Because if you're a Have_Not, you've probably had it; whereas, if you're a Have, you've probably got it and are going to give it away at some point in the future! --- The Clash <++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++>
nelson@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Russ Nelson) (06/29/89)
In article <9382@xanth.cs.odu.edu> aiko@cs.odu.edu (John K Hayes) writes: In article <107@damogran.omni.com> bob@omni.com (Bob Weissman) writes: > >Recently, I decided to add the Everex "Excel Floppy Tape" drive. This is a >1/2 height internal tape drive which can write up to 40MB. Call the dealer or manufacturer??? Gee, sounds like a good idea to me. After all, he's got your money, and he'd planned on using some of it to actually *support* the product. Besides, if we help you, how will he ever find out that his product's documentation is insufficient? -- --russ (nelson@clutx [.bitnet | .clarkson.edu]) Democracy needs capitalism like a fish needs a bicycle.
jwi@lzfme.att.com (Jim Winer @ AT&T, Middletown, NJ) (06/29/89)
> >Bob Weissman writes: > >I have a B.S. in Computer Science from M.I.T., and I C*A*N*N*O*T figure out > >how to get this *&%$@+ tape drive set up. > >IC*A*N*N*O*T get this tape drive to do A*N*Y*T*H*I*N*G. You should have gone to Cal Tech. Jim Winer ..!lzfme!jwi Those persons who advocate censorship offend my religion. Upuaut: a wolf-headed Egyptian deity | Voodoo: the art of sticking ideas assigned as Guidance System | in people and watching for the Barque of Ra. | them bleed. The opinions expressed here are not necessarily
bob@omni.com (Bob Weissman) (06/30/89)
Thank you all for your helpful comments.
The XT is now in the shop getting professional care.
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