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From: aryeh@eddie.MIT.EDU (Aryeh M. Weiss)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Serial Port problems with microPort System V/286 2.2U
Message-ID: <6191@eddie.MIT.EDU>
Date: Thu, 25-Jun-87 18:36:49 EDT
Article-I.D.: eddie.6191
Posted: Thu Jun 25 18:36:49 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 27-Jun-87 03:53:11 EDT
References: <307@xios.XIOS.UUCP> <6102@steinmetz.steinmetz.UUCP> <479@qiclab.UUCP> <318@xios.XIOS.UUCP> <149@qetzal.UUCP>
Reply-To: aryeh@eddie.MIT.EDU (Aryeh M. Weiss)
Distribution: comp.unix.xenix,comp.unix.questions,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Organization: MIT, EE/CS Computer Facilities, Cambridge, MA
Lines: 29
Summary: Tape backup relief for MICROPORT users (soon)
Xref: mnetor comp.sys.ibm.pc:5081 comp.unix.questions:2962 comp.unix.xenix:412

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In article <149@qetzal.UUCP> rcw@qetzal.UUCP (sysop) writes:
>In article <318@xios.XIOS.UUCP>, greg@xios.XIOS.UUCP (Greg Franks) writes:
>| In article <354@micropen> dave@micropen.UUCP writes:
>| 
>| 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?
>
Microport now has (at least at beta stage) drivers for the QIC-02
controller (eg Everex Excell). If we get them and they work I will
post it. They plan to charge a nominal update fee, so you will  have 
backup for about $900 (less if you get a QIC-36 Archeive drive).

I heard that Bell Tech. doctors a ROM on the controller so that their
driver only works with the controllers that THEY sell. Buyer beware...






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