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Subject: Re: tape drives on ethernet?
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Date: Sun, 11-Nov-84 14:42:07 EST
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From: medin@ucbarpa.BERKELEY (Milo Medin)


Aviv makes some nice multi-port tape drives, we here at UC have a
set and are very pleased.  4 ports on the controller, not only 2.
But you have DEC drives, so thats probably not an option for you.

I question the decision to put the drives on an ethernet, even if you
could, and I seriously doubt that if you want the drives used by
4.2 and VMS.  Remember, ethernet controllers sit on the unibus.
Do you really want to put a 6250 drive on a 500 KB/s bus with all
sorts of other things on it?  I'd suggest contacting vendors
of multiport Massbus controllers and seeing if they can be 
kludged to use the DEC drives.  You think things are slow
now, put them on the ethernet and you aint seen nothin' 
yet!

				Milo