Subject: Re: TK50 compatible tape transports? EUREKA!
To: NetBSD Bob <nbsdbob@weedcon1.cropsci.ncsu.edu>
From: linc <linc@thelinuxlink.net>
List: port-vax
Date: 06/14/2001 15:25:40
On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, NetBSD Bob wrote:
> Gee, a real, ``Aw doggiedoo, EUREKA!''. That would sure be a neat way
> to get a scsi tape drive to work off a TKQ50 controller, IFF it could
> be made to work.
>
> I am all ears on this one..... and I do have a spare board at home
> that I might could try it on.
>
> Anyone know of any for-sure gotchas in that sort of approach?
>
> Theoretically, I would expect it to be possible. Practically, dunno.
>
> HD's would probably not work, but tape drives might?
>
> If that could work, one could hang a scsi 9 track reel deck, or
> maybe an Archive 150mb viper off a TKQ50 card. My, my, how
> interesting that would be.....
>
> Someone mentioned they had some TK50 manuals aound? What about
> for that scsi controller card? Is it an Emulex thing like was
> used in the Sun systems (3/160 VME chassis)? The board does not
> look like Emulex built, but more straight DEC built.
>
> Anyway, food for tinkering.....
>
> Crazy... maybe? But.....
>
> Bob
I would love to find out if this works (may have to try it myself). Just
sounded like an interesting idea anyhow. Normally I wouldn't have
mentioned it, but I thought about it for a second and figured there had to
be *some* reverse translation possible as the tk drive has to talk back
through the scsi drive chain to send info back to the computer. Oh how I
would love to hang my dat drive off my uVaxIII.
-Linc.
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