Xref: utzoo comp.os.minix:2809 comp.sys.ibm.pc:15782
Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcvax!ukc!eagle!icdoc!doc.ic.ac.uk!kpt
From: kpt@doc.ic.ac.uk (Kevin Twidle)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Irwin tape drive (Information requested)
Keywords: irwin tape minix
Message-ID: <296@gould.doc.ic.ac.uk>
Date: 19 May 88 18:19:44 GMT
Sender: kpt@doc.ic.ac.uk
Reply-To: kpt@doc.ic.ac.uk (Kevin Twidle)
Organization: Dept. of Computing, Imperial College, London, UK.
Lines: 15

I have an Irwin tape drive on my AT clone.  It works fine when using the 
Irwin tape utilities under DOS.  However, I would like to use it with
Minix, does anyone out there know how to drive the thing?  I did try reading
/dev/fd1 under Minix and as a consequence had to press the big red button.

It must use the standard floppy commands in some magic order as it is plugged
into my hard/floppy disk controller in place of drive B:.  Any pointers to
its requirements and/or things to watch out for will be gratefully received.

Kevin

-----
Kevin Twidle  Tel: +44 1 589 5111 x5068  kpt@doc.ic.ac.uk
Dept of Computing,Imperial College,180 Queen's Gate,London SW7 2BZ, England
"It's not the cough that carries you off, it's the coffin they carry you off in"