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From: ron@celerity.UUCP (Ron McDaniels)
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Subject: Re: SCSI & Sun
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Date: Thu, 15-Oct-87 20:44:23 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct 15 20:44:23 1987
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An important detail for the do-it-your-self shoebox manufacturer is that
50-pin bulkhead connector on the Sun version. After more than a little
research (the item doesn't appear in the manufacturer's catalog), I found
that it is an AMP 746790-1 IDC subminature "D" plug (IDC is the acronym for
Insulation Displacement Connector, i.e., the type of connector that attaches
to ribbon cable by piercing through the insulation). If you don't worry a
lot about jamming your TV set with stray RFI, a couple of AMP 746789-1
Recepticles and a hank of 50-conductor flat cable will replace the Sun
SCSI bus cable.

The Magnetic tape controller is an Emulex MT02. The magtape drive is a Wangtek
QIC24 type. Hamelton-Avnet sells the MT02 for around $350. I haven't located
an inexpensive source for a QIC24 tape drive.

McD