csmoko@relay.nswc.navy.mil (Charles Smoko - E41) (05/26/91)
I am posting this message for a friend. (I am also interested for
curiosity sake.)
I was wondering if there was any way to READ/WRITE QIC-24/QIC-11 UNIX
TAR tapes on a PC. The hardware that I have is a SC 499R tape
controller and an archive (scorpion ?) tape drive. Both the
controller and drive documentation say that they support QIC-02
commands over the QIC-36 drive interface. The software which I
purchased, Sytos, says in its brochure that it supports tar, but I
really does not. At least I have not figured out how to use it. The
way it is now, I can backup/restore files on the PC using the Sytos
format. Which is fine for backups, but data compatibility with UNIX
workstations would be nice (very nice). There are companies that
advertise a drive, controller, and TAR software in several magazines,
but they all want about $650 for their solution. I was interested in a
solution that used my existing hardware. I have a public domain tar
(with source) program but, I have no way to interface it the
drive/controller.
Any ideas hints, leads, ideas, or solutions would be great. Both
public domain and commercial solutions are welcome. Please mail your
replies and 'METOOs'. If there is enough interest, I will post a
summary.
Thanks in Advance,
csmoko@relay.nswc.navy.mil
Chuck Smoko
csmoko@relay.nswc.navy.mil
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