Colorado 250 MB tape drive

From: Jay West <jwest_at_classiccmp.org>
Date: Tue Dec 2 19:59:22 2003

> Found this in the rubble, and can't find diddly on the internet about
> it.
I have full manuals for the drive, the software, and the optional FC-10 or
was it FC-20 controller card. Matter of fact, I still have several of the
drives, and at least one, maybe two - of the controller cards, and I also
have all the software for it (several versions).

> ISTR it was tied into the floppy drive controller, and it has the 34 pin
> header that matches?
All the drives worked with the floppy controller. However, the PC floppy
controller was limited in throughput, so if you bought the optional "high
speed" controller card, it would run several times faster. The high speed
controller card was just a fancy floppy controller, but you couldn't hook
floppies to it.

> No other identifying numbers, but I think it might be a DJ-20C. QIC-80
> cartridge, maybe?
QIC-80 is the format. The cartridge is DC2120. I have an entire bookshelf
full of them - backups from when I ran a bbs for years.

> I'd just like to see if it works with my Linux box here or not. Might
> just delegate to the junk Windoze box instead, if it does work.
I strongly suspect Linux would support it, but am not sure. You may have to
build a custom kernel to add the device if it isn't already there. FreeBSD
definitely supports it, but not sure if you have to build a customer kernel
or if it's already there. Of course, DOS and Windows 95 support it just
fine.

> Any answers? Point me in the right direction, even if it is to the
> dumpster. LOL
Dumpster? What's that?
Received on Tue Dec 02 2003 - 19:59:22 GMT