[net.micro] tapes on micros?

LIN@Mit-Mc@sri-unix (12/03/82)

From: Herb Lin <LIN@Mit-Mc>

I am looking at a CIPHER 9 track tape drive which is supposed to be
attached to a Godbout s-100 system as a backup for a Morrow M20 hard
disk.

Question: what should such a drive have for it to be able to read 9
track tapes created under, e.g., ITS or TOPS-20?  Can this be done at
all?  tnx.