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From: eesrajm@cc.brunel.ac.uk (Andrew J Michael)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Tar memory leak
Summary: tape driver
Message-ID: <2068@Terra.cc.brunel.ac.uk>
Date: 10 Apr 91 12:50:55 GMT
References: <50092@nigel.ee.udel.edu>
Organization: Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK
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In article <50092@nigel.ee.udel.edu>, Alan_T._Cote.OSBU_South@xerox.com writes:
> Andy -
> 
> I infer from your referenced note that you have some kind of TAPE driver for
> MINIX.  Is this true?  What kind of tape/drive?  Would you consider sharing?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> - Al

A couple of people spotted this one and asked me by email, so I'll reply to
all of you.

Yes I do have a tape driver for MINIX - on my 68020 box.  It talks to SCSI
tape drives like the Wangtek 5099ES and the Archive Viper.  This allows me 
to interchange tapes with the Suns at work, as well as performing backups.

The driver is based on the hard disk driver for the ST; adapting it to talk
to a tape rather than an disk isn't very hard, which of course is the whole
concept of SCSI anyway.  So I'm afraid it isn't a generic driver which can
be used on (say) PCs.  I've recently bought a second-hand WD7000 SCSI card
for my 386, and I might (repeat might) have a go at a driver for that if I
have the time and get get any hardware info on the card.

Regards
Andy Michael



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