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From: dave@das13.snide.com (Dave Snyder)
Newsgroups: unix-pc.general,comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: Is there a 3B1 StarLAN and tape backup unit "clash"?
Message-ID: <1412@das13.snide.com>
Date: 6 Nov 90 02:47:03 GMT
References: <35593@cup.portal.com>
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Organization: Snide Inc. - Folcroft, PA
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In article <35593@cup.portal.com>, thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan) writes:
-> kim@mathcs.emory.edu (Kim Wallen {Psy}) in <6479@emory.mathcs.emory.edu>
-> offers some 3B1 items for sale, and in the notice appears:
-> 
-> 	"... One 3B1 STARLAN card is modified so it doesn't clash with
-> 	tape backup unit, second one is not.
-> 
-> Interesting.  I've been using tape backup and StarLAN and haven't experienced
-> any problems.  Is the modification required for only certain ``REV.'' levels,
-> or is there something insidious that will jump out and bite some day?
-> 
-> What is the actual modification?  It's my recollection that nothing of this
-> nature has been discussed in this newsgroup during the past several years.
-> 
Wow!  I haven't heard about this for 4 years now.  While working at an AT&T
Var, I remember hearing the head technician mumble something about this
same thing.  If I remember correctly, don't bite my head off if I'm wrong, the
machine would have problems if the "tape backup" card wasn't in slot 1 and
the StarLAN card wasn't in slot 2.  Any ideas anyone?

DAS
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