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From: wtm@neoucom.UUCP
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Subject: Re: 7300 floppy + memory query
Message-ID: <784@neoucom.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 29-Nov-87 11:59:34 EST
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Posted: Sun Nov 29 11:59:34 1987
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Summary: I wonder if one of those QIC format tape drives would work?


<<stuff about the $$$ of tape back-ups, etc>>

1. Anybody know if the FDU controller chip can handle the data
transfer rate of a 1.2 meg drive?  The cost of buying my 3b1 pretty
much precluded laying out $350 for the tech ref for the moment.

2. The FDU in my 3b1 is a garden variety Teac 55B; nothing custom
OEM visible there.

3.  I wonder if using an IBM Pee-Cee compatible QIC format tape
drive off the FDU controller is a reality.  I recently bought a 40
meg tape drive for the AT compat. in my office for $349.  Sure, it
takes 40 min to do a back-up but I think I can live with that.  The
installation was rididculously simple, only requiring plugging it
into the second ribbon cable connector on the AT floppy cable,
attach the power supply lead and load the driver on the hard disk.
The install was over in about 15 min, and I had the first back-up
done in less than an hour.

I wounldn't mind replacing the floppy disk in my 3b1 with a tape
drive since I don't load that much stuff from floppies anyway.  I
can always uucp anything from a 3b1 that does have a floppy, if
required.  Of course it would be nifty to be able to get away with
a longer ribbon cable and have the disk *and* the tape outside.

Cheers,
--Bill
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