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From: pstevens@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov.arpa (Paul Stevens RCE Sterling)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: Request for info:  tape drives on Q-bus machines
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Date: 8 Aug 88 14:25:07 GMT
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>We have some users who have recently purchased a VAXstation-3500 for use
>in a laboratory/data acquisition application.  Now they would like to add
>a 1600/6250 bpi tape drive to the beast for archiving of data and exchange
>with other laboratories.

We set up a similar system with a VAXstation II GPX and used CDC's
Keystone Streaming tape drive.  I believe Fujitsu also makes a drive
which can be mated to the Q-bus controllers.  For a controller we used
a Dialog DQ152 and Emulex also makes a TS-11 compatible controller.

Both tape drives are rack mountable in a standard 19 inch frame.  Watch
out for the CDC drive though, it can also be mounted horizontally in 
a low cabinet and ours was originally shipped with the wrong mounting
hardware.
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