In a message dated 4/24/01 5:21:42 PM Central Daylight Time, rdd_at_smart.net 
writes:
<< Do I recall correctly that the PC-RT's tape drive is a "floppy tape"
 sort of critter?  It so, I'm wondering if I can just attach that tape
 drive to a UNIX box that supports it (if that's possible) and create
 some sort of bootable tape from the image files.  Has anyone here
 done this?  If not, has anyone here created a bootable tape from a
 working RT running AIX?  
 
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 Copyright (C) 2001 R. D. Davis >>
Are you talking about the 6157 tape drive? I've heard that is the only drive 
that the  RT will work with. I have both 6157 and RT, but no interface card 
for it yet. 
DB Young                        Team OS/2 
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Received on Tue Apr 24 2001 - 20:49:31 BST