Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!sundc!pitstop!sun!amdcad!ames!ll-xn!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!tektronix!tekcae!vice!glennl
From: glennl@vice.TEK.COM (Glenn C. Le Vernois)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: PC/SCSI Information requested
Message-ID: <2272@vice.TEK.COM>
Date: 11 Feb 88 00:37:58 GMT
Sender: news@vice.TEK.COM
Organization: Tektronix Inc., Beaverton, Or.
Lines: 55
Keywords: SCSI, WangTek, Tape, Backups



Howdy NetLanders!

I have a Tek 6130 ( Tektronix-made Unix engineering workstation) 
with many peripherals, most importantly a 60MB Streamer tape drive.
This tape drive was manufactured by WangTek and interfaces to the 
workstation SCSI bus and Adaptec 4010 controller.  The adaptec is 
a SCSI to QIC-36 controller. 

A couple of months ago, I purchased a AST Premium 286 Model 140, 
(Great machine by the way...) and have been wrestling with the
concept of backing up my PC.  I don't see any reason to go out 
and spend a kilo-buck on a tape streamer drive backup unit, when I 
have a perfectly good streamer sitting on my workstation.

Since I already have a workstation running Unix, I plan to continue
running MS-DOS on my PC.

I would like to know if there is a product for the PC which will
allow me to use my existing streamer tape for backing up my PC's
40MB hard disk. 

The nitty-gritty is, I need 
   (1)  a SCSI board to plug in my PC,  and 
   (2)  the appropriate software for backups which will support my 
          tapedrive on a SCSI bus.
   (3)  SCSI board pin out information. (in case the SCSI cables I have 
	  won't work)
   (4)  Infor on a SCSI switch?!? (to switch between the workstation
          and PC)

If anyone has info (mfg's, pricing, etc) on any of the above-listed items,
I'd really appreciate hearing from you. 

Please Respond by E-mail.  I'll post a summary if response warrants
it.

			Thanks in Advance

			Glenn C. Le Vernois
			glennl@vice.TEK.COM


_   _   _   _   _   _   _   _   _   _   _   _   _   _   _   _   _   _
 -_- -_- -_- -_- -_- -_- -_- -_- -_- -_- -_- -_- -_- -_- -_- -_- -_-
_-   								   -_
 -_   Glenn C. Le Vernois       E-Mail: tektronix!vice!glennl     _-
_-    IC-CAD Development	 	glennl@vice.TEK.COM        -_
 -_   Tektronix, Inc.		MaBell: (503) 627-4084            _-
_-    Mail Stop  59-316                                            -_
 -_   P.O. Box  500             "No Matter Where you Go, There    _-
_-    Beaverton, OR  97077        You Are!" (B.Bonzai, 1990)       -_
 -_   _   _   _   _   _   _   _   _   _   _   _   _   _   _   _   _-
_- -_- -_- -_- -_- -_- -_- -_- -_- -_- -_- -_- -_- -_- -_- -_- -_- -_