Two quick questions, TK70 & DSSI

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Thu May 6 14:06:35 1999

On Thu, 6 May 1999, Chuck McManis wrote:

> 1) Can a TK70 drive read/write TK50 tapes? I'm looking for media for the
> TK70 to test it and all I've found so far are TK50 tapes (or are they the
> same tape?)

I seem to recall reading that the TK70 tape is a Compac II while the TK50
is Compac. A while ago, I noted some TK70s at a local surplus outfit for
a few bucks apiece. Let me know if you want me to pursue it for you.

                                                 - don
 
> 2) What termination requirements are there on DSSI disks? I powered up the
> two RF71's and the KQSFA DSSI controller in the BA213, they spun up and the
> ready lights were on but when UNIX probed the controller it saw only one
> drive and when I tried to read that drive its FAULT light started flashing.
> The cabinet is set up to connect the card to a ribbon cable that connects
> both drives and then ends at a funky high density connector (looks a lot
> like SCSI-2).
>
> Thanks,
> --Chuck McManis
>
>
>
Received on Thu May 06 1999 - 14:06:35 BST