cat@pluto.dss.com (Iain Wacey) (06/05/91)
I am trying to connect a SCSI tape drive to several computers, an Amiga 3000UX, a MIPS RS2030 and an NCR 486. Each of the boxes has a different plug for the SCSI port. The tape drive came with the NCR and has a cable with rows of pins on it. The Amiga has a serial port type connection and the MIPS has a centronics type plug. I was wondering if there was an easy way to connect the tape drive to each of the machines. Do I just need to rig a cable or is it more complicated? Any info would be appreciated. Iain Wacey cat@pluto.dss.com
plus@wrangler.WLK.COM (ATplusT PC63xx Mailing list) (06/17/91)
: I am trying to connect a SCSI tape drive to several computers, :an Amiga 3000UX, a MIPS RS2030 and an NCR 486. Each of the boxes has :a different plug for the SCSI port. The tape drive came with the NCR :and has a cable with rows of pins on it. The Amiga has a serial port :type connection and the MIPS has a centronics type plug. I was wondering :if there was an easy way to connect the tape drive to each of the machines. :Do I just need to rig a cable or is it more complicated? Any info would be :appreciated. Hi Iain, all you need is a proper jig for each and you should make SCSI termination plugs for the machine that don't have the tape streamer on. Remove plug and place streamer.. plug other unit and so on... (SCSI must be terminated at the beginning of a chain and at the end) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Saul A. Juliao | uucp: saul@juliao.UUCP voice (416) 279-3698 | or ...!uunet!mnetor!becker!juliao!saul ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "If shit is not acceptable then why are MeSsy-DOS machines around?" ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A childish remark, but it's all mine.