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From: sarge@metapsy.UUCP (Sarge Gerbode)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
Subject: QIC-2
Summary: Need help -- what is the QIC-2 standard?
Message-ID: <934@metapsy.UUCP>
Date: 3 Dec 89 15:17:57 GMT
Reply-To: sarge@metapsy.UUCP (Sarge Gerbode)
Organization: Metapsychology, Woodside, CA
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I have an Integrated Solutions Inc. "Optimum" (Q-bus) computer with
an internal Northern Telecom tape drive with a QIC-2 interface
(50-pin cable connector from controller to tape drive).  The tape
drive has never worked properly, despite multiple attempts to swap in
a new unit, so now I am looking for a new tape drive that does work
and that matches the QIC-2 standard.  But here is my question:  I'm
not sure exactly what the QIC-2 standard *is*.  Could I reasonably
expect that any QIC-2 compatible drive would work with my QIC-2
controller?  In other words, does "QIC-2" describe an interface
standard, including controller commands, that any QIC-2 tape will
work off of, or might I need a separate driver for each type of tape
drive, even if they are all QIC-2?

Any help would be appreciated.
-- 
Sarge Gerbode -- UUCP:  pyramid!thirdi!metapsy!sarge
Institute for Research in Metapsychology
431 Burgess Drive; Menlo Park, CA 94025


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