Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!tektronix!reed!omen!caf
From: caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Everex streamer -- does it work for you?
Message-ID: <658@omen.UUCP>
Date: 12 Apr 88 07:09:12 GMT
References: <220@ateng.UUCP>
Reply-To: caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX)
Organization: Omen Technology Inc, Portland Oregon
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I have an 60MB Exerex streamer.  Running on a QIC system 3000
box (really Everex), it works OK if the cache is turned off.
I'm using IRQ7 for the interrupt, having cut the IRQ run on a
monochrome display adapter.  If the CPU runs at full speed,
the drive/controller hangs after an operation - this also
happens with an Intel motherboard.

The newer half lengh interface board is supposed to work with
the computer at full speed, but the unit I tried was DOA.

The latest SCO Discover mentions a new tape driver that should
allow tape operation at full CPU speed.

The "tape reset" command can be used from a different screen
to reset a hung drive/controller, at least every time I've tried it.

Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX          ...!tektronix!reed!omen!caf 
Author of YMODEM, ZMODEM, Professional-YAM, ZCOMM, and DSZ
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