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From: bluecow@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Tobish E Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Using a random tape drive with the Mac?
Message-ID: <131678@unix.cis.pitt.edu>
Date: 24 May 91 06:58:02 GMT
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Hi.  I have two pieces of harware that would really like to meet each
other: my 100 meg internal HD on my Mac II, and the never-used tape 
unit on my Silicon Graphics Personal Iris.  Hooking this puppy up to
my Mac would be a HD-backup Godsend.  What I'm wondering is, is this 
possible?  The tape unit is a SCSI device, and the only name that I've
been able to find on it is "QIC 150" - it's a 150 meg tape unit.  Anyway,
I'd imagine I need some sort of driver software to make the tape drive 
work with my Mac.  Can anyone clue me in as to whether hooking it up is
feasible/easy-to-do?  Thanks.

Tob
bluecow@unix.cis.pitt.edu