Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!mailrus!cornell!rochester!ritcv!jjv3345 From: jjv3345@ritcv.UUCP (Drool Rockworm) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: SCSI tape drives Message-ID: <765@ritcv.UUCP> Date: 19 Aug 88 00:01:19 GMT References: <516@prlhp1.prl.philips.co.uk> Reply-To: jjv3345@ritcv.UUCP (Drool Rockworm) Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY Lines: 32 In article <516@prlhp1.prl.philips.co.uk> ockenden@prlhp1.prl.philips.co.uk (Paul T Ockenden) writes: >I have a C-Ltd controller strapped to the side of my A500, and an adaptec >SCSI->ST-506 converter. I'm wondering how easy (& cheap!) it would be to >add a tape streamer to this set-up. I see from a recent BYTE that adaptec >make a SCSI->Tape drive converter. Also, I think several people make SCSI >tape streamers. > >Now, how easy would it be for me to add a streamer? - Would the C-Ltd s/w >work with a streamer, or would I need something else??? - Has anyone done >something like this ??? - what is best (i.e. cheapest!), A SCSI tape >streamer, or native i/f with adaptec ??? > I want to do the same, but noone seems to have any concrete ideas on where to get the Amiga software to drive a streaming tape unit. You'd think that with all the hard disks out there it would be available... It could be up to us... Let me know if anyone finds out something about a publically available tape setup for the Amy. |------------------------------------------------------------------------| | PLEASE! Keep in mind that I am not the owner of this account! Please | | note that the real authors name, mine, is stated below! | |------------------------------------------------------------------------| | S | "A bored hacker is a dangerous thing" | | BLACK | | | B | Member of the TCTWOPC : | | B Still | | | A Lives! | The Coalition To Wipe Out Phil Collins | | T | | | H | sunrock!bisco!drool aka Drool Rockworm | |------------------------------------------------------------------------|