VaxStation 2000 and TK-50Zs

From: emanuel stiebler <emu_at_ecubics.com>
Date: Fri Aug 6 21:30:49 1999

----- Original Message -----
From: Clint Wolff (VAX collector) <vaxman_at_uswest.net>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Sent: Friday, August 06, 1999 8:03 PM
Subject: Re: VaxStation 2000 and TK-50Zs



> I discovered the TK-50Z (both FA and GA) will work with FreeBSD and
> an old Adaptec SCSI controller. This allows me to read (and copy) the
> TK50 onto my PCs hard disk, but I haven't quite got the format right
> to write a new tape (still playing with file marks)...

If you really have problems with that, I remember seeing a program, which
finds out, which blocksize, filemarks, ... a tape is been written.

> NOTE: I tried a 2940 and a 1535 and neither of them worked. I was
> successful with a AHA-1542B scsi adapter.

the adaptec 2940 works on linux & dos.

> Laters,
> clint

cheers,
emanuel
Received on Fri Aug 06 1999 - 21:30:49 BST