3b1 and tape
andrew.d.hay
mvadh at cbnews.att.com
Tue Feb 12 23:55:22 AEST 1991
In article <1991Feb11.211146.28794 at news.gvl.unisys.com> derekp at gvlf9-m.gvl.unisys.com () writes:
" I am interested in purchasing a tape unit for the 3b1 mainly
" for the ability to get large sources off of a SUN. To the
" best of my knowledge, the SUN can only write QIC-24 or QIC-150
" tapes. What few people I have talked to, say that the 3b1 tape
" is a 'fast floppy' format. What is 'fast floppy'?
" My reading of the manual refers to a 'qt' device driver that
" I assume comes with the tape unit. It seems that the 'qt'
" driver can read/write QIC-02 (QIC-II ??) tapes.
"
" Can anyone tell me the straight scoop? Is it possible for me
" to read tapes created on a SUN, on a 3b1 tape system? Is it
" possible to make a SUN write a QIC-II format tape? If not
" is there any alternative tape systems available? I would much
" rather find out BEFORE spending money, than after.
"
" Thanks.
i don't know what the qic-spec for the 3b1 tape is, but its capacity
is 23M/tape and it's driven off a modified floppy disk controller.
it's also quite rare and expensive. the tape in the 3b2/300 & 400 is
compatible.
you might have better luck trying to find an ethernet interface for
your 3b1.
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