Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!ukma!nrl-cmf!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!howtek.HOWTEK.COM!mike From: mike@howtek.HOWTEK.COM (Mike Rubin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.workstations Subject: Magtape controller question Message-ID: <8710162103.AA00571@howtek.HOWTEK.COM> Date: Mon, 16-Nov-87 16:03:31 EST Article-I.D.: howtek.8710162103.AA00571 Posted: Mon Nov 16 16:03:31 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 28-Nov-87 08:07:41 EST Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 12 Approved: works@rutgers.edu [Correct date is Date: 16 Oct 87 21:03:31 GMT -ds] Does anyone out there know if the standard driver on a Sun 3/160 for a Ciprico Tapemaster magtape controller uses the BUFFERED WRITE (14H) and BUFFERED READ(10H) commands ? We are trying to eliminate a bus contention problem by adding memory to our controller, but we think that this will all be for nought if the data is transfered directly over the Multibus. Please E-mail any replies direct to : mike@howtek.com