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From: ejy@cbnewsi.att.com (eugene.yurek)
Newsgroups: alt.msdos.programmer,comp.periphs,comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.unix.i386
Subject: TAR for EVEREX 60MB Tape Drive
Keywords: TAR, 60MB Tape Drive, Software
Message-ID: <1990May23.215704.16219@cbnewsi.att.com>
Date: 23 May 90 21:57:04 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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Hi,
I have an EVEREX 60MB (DC600A cartridge style) tape back-up unit.
I have two systems:
	one running AT&T Unix/386 Rev3.2.2
	one running MSDOS V3.3

I need to move data between both systems using the tape drive.
EVEREX says that I can just plug a controller in the UNIX box and use
the drive.  The problem is that the software they provide for DOS is NOT
available for UNIX/386, and though I can get source for Tar to port it to
DOS, EVEREX says that the information I need to do this is proprietary and
they won't give it to me.  They also won't give me the information about the
data format their DOS software uses on the tape (this would allow me to write
a program for UNIX that did what their DOS software does).

Either of the above two methods is acceptable to me; EVEREX just seems to
be uncooperative in these matters, and hence, I turn to the USENET world
for help, insight, etc,.

It seems to me that, since UNIX/386 already has the appropriate built-in
driver for the tape drive (probably QIC-02), I should be able to find
someone somewhere who either has, or knows of a piece of software (either
public domain or for money) that I can get to solve my problem.

Please respond via EMAIL to the address below.  If anyone is interested
besides me, I'll post the results at a later date, or else the interested
parties can just send me EMAIL requesting the responses I get (if any).


Thanks.

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Eugene J. Yurek				Internet: ejy@honasa.att.com
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