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Subject: Re: SCSI disks on a MicroVAX 2000
Summary: Nop.  No way.  Don't bother.
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Date: 15 Sep 90 15:21:18 GMT
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In article <1712.26ef97e1@hamavnet.com>, henderson@hamavnet.com writes:
> Hello, good people,
> 
> Some time ago someone told me that it was possible to hook up SCSI disk drives
> to the tape port on a MicroVAX 2000.

	They probably never tried.  The real rumor goes something
	like:  The TK50 for the VS2000 is almost a SCSI tape drive.
	It follows that place the TK50 plugs into must be a SCSI
	port; right?  WRONG.  IF the TK50 on the VS2000 is almost
	a SCSI tape drive, then it was probably sufficient for the
	port to be almost SCSI also.

	I wouldn't trust it.  And of course any attempts to do so
	will result in an unsupported configuration.  If something
	breaks it may not be covered by any Field Service contract
	that you have.
> 
> Has anyone actually done this, successfully? Any information on this subject
> would be appreciated, either posting here or by email (I would summarize to the
> net in that case).
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Javier Henderson     | henderson@hamavnet.com           | These opinions
> Engineering Services | Ham Packet: N6VBG @ KD7XG-1      | are all mine.
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