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From: rcw@qetzal.UUCP (sysop)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Serial Port problems with microPort System V/286 2.2U
Message-ID: <149@qetzal.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 25-Jun-87 02:26:40 EDT
Article-I.D.: qetzal.149
Posted: Thu Jun 25 02:26:40 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 27-Jun-87 01:13:24 EDT
References: <307@xios.XIOS.UUCP> <6102@steinmetz.steinmetz.UUCP> <479@qiclab.UUCP> <318@xios.XIOS.UUCP>
Organization: Graphics Information, Inc., Denver, CO.
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Summary: Bell Technology's Tape Drive expensive for Microport
Xref: mnetor comp.sys.ibm.pc:5072 comp.unix.questions:2955

In article <318@xios.XIOS.UUCP>, greg@xios.XIOS.UUCP (Greg Franks) writes:
| 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.  [...] You
| can also get outboard QIC drives.
| 

This is all very well and good, but why does it cost $2500? If 
Microport and Bell Technologies have a business relationship, why
would Microport kill that by supporting inexpensive tape drives?


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