pertec interface

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Fri Apr 6 15:18:42 2001

I've seen lots of PERTEC interfaces, each with two 50-pin cable connectors.
I've also seen quite a few SCSI open-reel drives, and they normally have only
one.

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Ford" <mikeford_at_socal.rr.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 1:53 PM
Subject: Re: pertec interface


> >> Are you thinking of the Pertec magnetic tape interface? I
> >> have a Cifer front-loading half-inch magtape drive that
> >> (I'm told) has the Pertec interface. It has two large
> >> 50-way ribbon cables coming out of the back.
>
> One of the people on another list was asking about a "early SCSI" cable
> that used 2 x 50pin ribbon cables on a hard drive. Was there such a SCSI,
> or is it likely he has a pertec drive?
>
>
>
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