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From: jpd@pc.usl.edu (Dugal James P.)
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Subject: Re: Looking for info on hooking up Colorado tape drive
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Date: 12 Nov 90 23:30:03 GMT
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There seems to be a widespread belief that when you hook up a CMS
jumbo tape backup to your floppy controller, you lose the use of a floppy
drive.  THIS IS WRONG!  If you obtain a recently produced drive, it
will have the right firmware to coexist with your B: floppy drive.
All you need to do is add a drive connector to your existing cable,
essentially in parallel with the B: connector.  Due to mounting
considerations and which side pin 1 appears in the drive connectors,
you may have to do some cable twisting, but it works.  I know since
I did all that 6 months ago!

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