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From: sarge@metapsy.UUCP (Sarge Gerbode)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
Subject: A QIC Query (Second posting - PLEASE HELP!)
Summary: Need data about QIC-24 tape drive
Message-ID: <1000@metapsy.UUCP>
Date: 17 Jan 90 06:23:28 GMT
Reply-To: sarge@metapsy.UUCP (Sarge Gerbode)
Organization: Metapsychology, Woodside, CA
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I have a tape controller that provides a QIC-02 interface (50-line
cable).  It currently interfaces with a Northern Telecom tape drive
that has an attached QIC-24 formatter and therefore produces 60MB on
tape (9-track DC600A-type tape).

But my tape drive is a lemon and needs replacing.  Does anyone have
knowledge of a similar tape drive that provides its own QIC-24
formatter and can talk directly to a 50-pin QIC-2 controller.  I'm
not interested in drives that can write only 120/150 MB tape.  My
local retail outfit is willing to sell me tape drives but can't
answer this question about the drives they have.

It's excruciating to operate without a backup.  Any data about type
and source of such tape drives would be *most* welcome.
-- 
Sarge Gerbode -- UUCP:  pyramid!thirdi!metapsy!sarge
Institute for Research in Metapsychology
431 Burgess Drive; Menlo Park, CA 94025