-> vax3100..  I can't for the life of me find that silly dec 
-> proprietary scsi
-> cable.  I wish I could!  Besides, I thought the TK50 was 
-> only partially
-> scsi compatable??

Linc ---
	I have 2 VS3100/M38s at work. And I'm pretty sure I have a couple of
those SCSI cables (proprietary to Centronics) you're referring to. It looks
like a high-density 68 pin SCSI connector on the back of the 3100, right?
The only catch is, I'm off on my honeymoon next week, so I won't be able to
check until after I get back (June 3rd). Are you interested, and don't mind
waiting for it?

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-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: linc [mailto:linc@thelinuxlink.net]
-> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 3:42 PM
-> To: NetBSD Bob
-> Cc: port-vax@netbsd.org
-> Subject: Re: New guy...
-> 
-> 
-> On Thu, 24 May 2001, NetBSD Bob wrote:
-> 
-> > Well, if you have the external case, you can hook that up 
-> to the M38
-> > and write your own boot tape!  That is how I originally got my MVII
-> > tapes written.  Just make sure the tape heads are well cleaned, and
-> > that the tape transport is actually a tk50 and not a tk70 that had
-> > been upgraded in the box.  You need the tk50 tape, but it will work
-> > or boot (AFIK) on either a tk50 or a tk70 transport.  You also need
-> > a somewhat non-standard DEC external scsi cable (wider than HD50)
-> > to mate up to the tape centronics connector.  IFF you can get that
-> > cable with the box, DO IT.  Make sure you check to see if the cable
-> > is around.  Also, check to see if there might be any tapes to go
-> > along with the transport.
-> > 
-> > The external cases were often used on DECstations and 
-> VAXstations for
-> > external tape storage.  They are not necessarily MV2000 
-> specific, but
-> > there was one MV2000 only tape transport in the external 
-> box, I think,
-> > but I forget the model numbering differences (Isildur?)?  
-> Most likely
-> > you have a standard scsi TK50 transport.
-> > 
-> > Bob
-> 
-> Aha!  The prob with that is I can't hook *anything* up to 
-> the scsi on my
-> vax3100..  I can't for the life of me find that silly dec 
-> proprietary scsi
-> cable.  I wish I could!  Besides, I thought the TK50 was 
-> only partially
-> scsi compatable??
-> 
-> -Linc.
-> 
-> 
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