SYTANG@CSUGREEN.BITNET (SHOOU-YU TANG,PHYSICS DEPT,CSU,303-491-6372) (05/27/89)
There is some thoughts that I would like to get some feedback from you. I'm ju st begin to read this list so I'm not sure whether other has post these questi ons or not, if so please tell me where to read. 1. Does anyone can give me some direction finding information about Tape Drive interface standard, like what does QIC-36 stand for? Can a Colorado Memory System Inc. floppy interfce Tape drive be plug into ST floppy interface port? Can one use a SCSI to QIC-36 controller card to connect a Tape drive? If so, How? 2. Does anyone has experience in connect a HP 3.5" Nighthawk hard drive to ST SCSI? It has 40 pins plug instead of standard 50 pins SCSI plug, someone said it's customerized SCSI. How the pin connections go? and how different in SCSI commands? Any suggestions would be appreciated. S.Y.Tang , Colorado State Univ. Bitnet address: SYTANG@CSUGREEN Internet: sytang@csugreen.ucc.colostate.edu
dlm@druwy.ATT.COM (Dan Moore) (06/05/89)
in article <89052622565957E.ACBM@CSUGREEN.UCC.COLOSTATE.EDU>, SYTANG@CSUGREEN.BITNET (SHOOU-YU TANG,PHYSICS DEPT,CSU,303-491-6372) says: > 1. Does anyone can give me some direction finding information about Tape Drive > interface standard, like what does QIC-36 stand for? Can a Colorado Memory > System Inc. floppy interfce Tape drive be plug into ST floppy interface port? > Can one use a SCSI to QIC-36 controller card to connect a Tape drive? If so, > How? The SCSI tape controllers work fine, ICD sells a SCSI tape system. The various floppy based tape interfaces (ie. QIC-40) don't work. The STs floppy interface just isn't clean enough to drive one (several companies have tried it). > 2. Does anyone has experience in connect a HP 3.5" Nighthawk hard drive to ST > SCSI? It has 40 pins plug instead of standard 50 pins SCSI plug, someone said > it's customerized SCSI. How the pin connections go? and how different in SCSI > commands? The HP Nighthawk is not a SCSI drive, it is a custom version of ST506 interface. All signals and power are fed through the 40 pin cable. To use it with the ST you need a HP SCSI controller. Unfortunately several mail order companies are now selling Nighthawks (for <$250) and are saying they are SCSI. Lots of people are buying the drives only to find they can't use them without buying a HP controller card. Dan Moore AT&T Bell Labs Denver dlm@druwy.ATT.COM