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From: bblue@crash.cts.com (Bill Blue)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Cartridge Tape Units
Keywords: jumbo colorado archive
Message-ID: <144@crash.cts.com>
Date: 5 Aug 89 17:58:54 GMT
References: <686@aurora.AthabascaU.CA> <1092@ispi.UUCP> <815@occrsh.ATT.COM> <1094@ispi.UUCP> <110@mdi386.UUCP>
Reply-To: bblue@crash.UUCP (Super user)
Organization: Crash TimeSharing, El Cajon, CA
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In article <110@mdi386.UUCP> bruce@mdi386.UUCP (Bruce A. McIntyre) writes:
>The drivers built into the kernal for 2.2.x are for the LONG Archive controller
>but you still need to configure it manually.  You cannot use the autoconfigure
>mode, you must set the parameters when installing the drivers.  Note: The DOS
>program delivered with the ARCHIVE drive will not work on a machine running
>at a clock speed faster than 8-10 Mhz, but the XENIX drivers will work on
>machines up to 20Mhz at least. (I have not tried it on any faster machines)

You can get FASTAPE, the DOS program to work at higher bus speeds.  It's
a little odd, but it works consistently.  When you execute FASTAPE on
such a machine, just hold down the space bar (or any key) while it tries
to init the board/drive.  It'll come right up and everything operates
normally after that.

--Bill