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From: rclark@speclab.bgp-usgs.gov (Roger N. Clark)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Re: scsi interface for HP9000/8xx
Message-ID: <210020@speclab.bgp-usgs.gov>
Date: 20 Jul 89 14:16:42 GMT
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> For those which are in an urgent need for a SCSI interface on the 800, say
> to connect and Exabyte, there's a company called Herstal which makes 
> HPIB -> SCSI conversion boxes for about US $ 1100. They also sell them
> as a package with Exabytes, and some optical disks.

> I might be able to dig out the address if somebody is interested.

I am interested!  But what about drivers for the 800?  For example,
with this box and HP's read/write optical on SCSI, do I need a
special driver?

Roger N. Clark
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