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From: neighorn@qiclab.UUCP (Steve Neighorn)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport
Subject: Re: Bell Tech and Tape Backup
Message-ID: <1735@qiclab.UUCP>
Date: 16 Oct 88 01:10:07 GMT
References: <1309@nud.UUCP>
Reply-To: neighorn@qiclab.UUCP (Steve Neighorn)
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Organization: Qic Laboratories, Portland, Oregon.
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In article <1309@nud.UUCP> rcb@nud.UUCP (Dick Busch) writes:

>The question this perspiring mind wants to know...has any
>one tried obtaining drivers from Interactive or SCO or using
>Emerald (brand) tape equipment and there XENIX driver
>with Bell Tech *nix.  Or has any one figured out a patch to
>Bell Tech's driver so it will use the standard firmware...
>(pant).......or anything to get a standard cartridge tape to
>Work with "The *nix that launched a thousand flames":).

I haven't had experience with this stupid Bell Tech ROM
problem, but I can tell you that Microport's Unix tape
driver, and the built-in tape driver that comes with Release
3.1 from AT&T will work with either the stock Everex 831
controller OR the Everex controller with the Bell Tech Rom.

>I must add, so far, considering price etc. Bell Tech *nix is
>a pretty good deal, I do however, long for tape and a K shell.

If you can find a commercially available ksh for Microport, go
ahead and buy it with the knowledge that at least as far as
ksh (and lots of other binaries go), stuff that works on uport
will work on Bell Tech unix will work on Interactive unix will
work on Release 3.1.

Good luck in your search.
-- 
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