fnf@fishpond.UUCP (Fred Fish) (05/12/88)
For various reasons, I suddenly find myself needing to acquire a 9-track tape drive. Is anyone working on, or know of anyone working on, a NuBus controller and A/UX driver software for supporting a 9-track drive on a Mac-II. I am looking for a total software/hardware solution, at a reasonable price (or at least as reasonable as you can get when you start talking tape drives). I am willing to put up with the hassle of being a beta test site providing the price is right and support is prompt. -Fred ><> -- # Fred Fish hao!noao!mcdsun!fishpond!fnf (602) 921-1113 # Ye Olde Fishpond, 1346 West 10th Place, Tempe, AZ 85281 USA
sas1@sphinx.uchicago.edu (Stuart Schmukler) (05/13/88)
In article <31@fishpond.UUCP> fnf@fishpond.UUCP (Fred Fish) writes: > > Is anyone working on, or know of anyone working on, a NuBus >controller and A/UX driver software for supporting a 9-track drive on a >Mac-II. I know of three groups that have done SCSI drivers for 9-Track tape drives under the MacOS: -Qualstar (818)882-5822 -Blackhole Technology (617)721-7690 -LASR at The University of Chicago You can try to call the people who have done it commerically to see if it is available under A/UX. The UofC implementation was a special thing for a NASA project tied to the Space Shuttle so it status is unclear. But I believe that the Apple generic SCSI driver could handle a SCSI based tape drive if presented with one. [The only problem the LASR people had was writing variable lenght blocks under the MacOS, but A/UX is completely differant.] No, I have not tried it. If I could find a SCSI 9-track tape drive, not in use, I would. SaS PS: I have no commerical interest in any of these products.