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From: libove@libove.det.dec.com (Jay Vassos-Libove)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Can a floppy and Irwin tape coexist?
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Date: 22 Feb 91 13:42:35 GMT
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Can a floppy drive and an Irwin 10M tape backup coexist as
the same drive, i.e. by modifying a floppy drive interface cable
to have two heads in position number two and plugging an Irwin drive
in to one of the #2 heads and a floppy drive in to the other one?

Assuming that the hardware will work (will it?) can SCO Unix 3.2.1
support this? Is there additional hardware needed to arbitrate the
two drives?

Thanks!
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Jay Vassos-Libove                  libove@libove.det.dec.com
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