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From: norcott@databs.enet.dec.com (Bill Norcott)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: WHAT IS SCSICNTL.EXE
Summary: YES!! Roy, *please* post your public domain DOS tar utility !!!
Keywords: SCSICNTL DOS tar SCSI Adaptec 1542B backup
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Date: 15 Mar 91 18:30:35 GMT
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In article <283400069@adaptx1>, neese@adaptx1.UUCP writes...
> 
>While I am at this posting, I thought I might let you folks know,....
>There has been some noise about wanting a public domain tar like program
>for DOS to work with SCSI stuff.  If there is a real demand for it, I have
>almost completed this program and could post it, again, if it is something
>that would be useful to many netters.

Roy,

I am the noisemaker who asked for it.  I think it would be a *great* service
to the Adaptec 1542 owners, myself included, to post such a program --
especially if it reads/writes in tar format!

I would be happy to try it over the weekend if you need a guinea pig!  I 
will send you direct mail.

>So far it can:
>Read/Write UNIX compatible tar format tapes, restore/backup the files to/from
>a DOS partition and vice-versa.
>It will support variable tape block sizes,and variable tar blocking sizes.

excellent

>It does not compress/uncompress files on the fly.

can I pipe it from a PD DOS compressor like PKXZIP or PKXARC ?
	
>It will work with virtually any SCSI tape drive.
>It does require DOS versions of 3.0 or later.
>It is menu driven with online help.
>It will read/write from/to any hard drive.
>It will be written directly to the 1542/1640/1740 hardware, except when
>reading/writting from/to the hard disk.

Roy, does this mean I can not use it together with ASPI4DOS?  I prefer to
use this if possible since it speeds up my I/O and I will be using >3
disks later on.

Ditto, I would like it if SCSICNTL would coexist with SCSI4DOS and use 
the ASPI programming interface.  Right now I have to reboot without
my ASPI4DOS in my config.sys to use it, a minor annoyance.  But the program
itself is great.

Is there is technical/marketing/licensing/too busy reason not to do it 
this way?  

> 
>If interested, drop me a line.
> 
>			Roy Neese
>			Adaptec Senior SCSI Applications Engineer
>			UUCP @  neese@adaptex
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Bill Norcott
Digital Equipment Corporation