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From: greg@xios.XIOS.UUCP (Greg Franks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Serial Port problems with microPort System V/286 2.2U
Message-ID: <318@xios.XIOS.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 19-Jun-87 12:58:03 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 19 12:58:03 1987
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References: <307@xios.XIOS.UUCP> <6102@steinmetz.steinmetz.UUCP> <479@qiclab.UUCP> <354@micropen>
Reply-To: greg@sdn.UUCP (Greg Franks)
Organization: XIOS Systems Corporation, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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In article <354@micropen> dave@micropen.UUCP writes:
>"Oh yes, the streaming tape driver
>will be ready *any* day now" -- Microport 8/'86, 9/'86, 10/'86, 11/'86, 
>12/'86, 1/'87, 2/'87, 3/'87, 4/'87, 5/'87, 6/'87, ...


Bell Technologies puts out a very nice QIC tape unit for the PC.  The
controller takes a full slot.  The drive itself fits in a disk bay.  You
can also get outboard QIC drives.

They supply drivers for both Microport System V and XENIX (SCO - perhaps
others as well).  Bell Technologies also has a super deluxe streaming
version of tar which makes tapes quite quickly (at least compared to the
stock version of tar on microport). 

We are merrily 'tar'ing files twixt the PC's that we have and CT
mitiframes (68020's) with no problems what-so-ever.  

For Microport, you will require the link kit.  Installation is painless.

Their address is...

Bell Technologies Incorporated
44846 Osgood Road
Freemont, California.

                            ** disclaimer ** 
I am a happy customer.  These opinions are my own.  Blah blah blah. 

-- 
Greg Franks     (613) 725-5411          "Vermont ain't flat"
{net-land}!utzoo!dciem!nrcaer!xios!greg
(Other paths will undoubtably work too - your mileage will vary)