Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!rutgers!ucla-cs!zen!ucbcad!ames!pioneer!lamaster From: lamaster@pioneer.arpa (Hugh LaMaster) Newsgroups: comp.periphs Subject: Re: Cartridge Tape Drives Message-ID: <2412@ames.arpa> Date: Tue, 28-Jul-87 13:31:31 EDT Article-I.D.: ames.2412 Posted: Tue Jul 28 13:31:31 1987 Date-Received: Wed, 29-Jul-87 07:24:55 EDT Sender: usenet@ames.arpa Reply-To: lamaster@ames.UUCP (Hugh LaMaster) Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. Lines: 36 Keywords: cartridge tape drives This is an information request regarding those ~60 MB cartridge tape drives often found on workstations. There seem to be several incompatible cartridge styles out there, and some drives seem to have a poor reputation for either reliability or convenience. For example, it would seem undesirable that a tape drive for use with a workstation be damaged by either putting the wrong type of cartridge in or putting a cartridge in upside down or backwards. I would be interested in hearing good or bad experiences with either a particular manufacturer's drive or a particular type/format. Is there an (emerging) standard for these cartridges and for the tape format (ANSI, IEEE, etc.)? If you have specifics on a particular manufacturer, do you know what buses and systems are supported (for Un*x)? (e.g. VMEbus for Sun, Apollo, Integrated Solutions, Multibus for Masscomp, SGI, Q-Bus for DEC MicroVAX under Ultrix, etc. etc.). Please post, or send to me and I will summarize if there are several responses. Hugh LaMaster, m/s 233-9, UUCP {seismo,topaz,lll-crg,ucbvax}! NASA Ames Research Center ames!pioneer!lamaster Moffett Field, CA 94035 ARPA lamaster@ames-pioneer.arpa Phone: (415)694-6117 ARPA lamaster@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov "IBM will have it soon" (Disclaimer: "All opinions solely the author's responsibility")