Jay-
I think the parts for the M4 9914 are still available from
http://www.pine1nc.com/M4.htm
I ordered a new revision EPROM from them a while back.
-Ken V.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jay West [mailto:jwest_at_classiccmp.org]
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 12:32 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Can anyone help this gent?
I mean, the SCSI board that goes into the M4 data drive is what I need, not
a scsi board for a host cpu.
Jay
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay West" <jwest_at_classiccmp.org>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 12:28 PM
Subject: Re: Can anyone help this gent?
> No, but I would give my left arm for a SCSI board for the M4 Data drive :\
>
> Jay West
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bruce Lane" <kyrrin_at_bluefeathertech.com>
> To: <cctech_at_classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 11:20 AM
> Subject: FW: Can anyone help this gent?
>
>
> > I received E-mail this morning from a fellow who's trying to track down
a
> Windows or DOS driver for an M4 Data 9-track tape drive.
> >
> > I wasn't able to provide much in the way of insight. If anyone here can
> help, please reply directly to him. Thanks much.
> >
> > Forwarded message follows.
> >
> > -=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> >
> > From: Yung.Robert_at_northropgrumman.ca
> > Subject: Re: M4 Data 9914R
> >
> > I currently have a M4 Data 9914 Tape drive running off of a VAX system
> > that is reaching its end of life. I need to be able to transfer the
> > functionality of this system to a PC... hence the need for a PC version
> > of the driver. The code that runs the tape drive is written in Fortran
> > 77, which will also have to be converted to some other PC compatible
> > language. In any case, my current headache is to either find a win/dos
> > driver for the M4, or source a new 9mm (800-1600bpi) tape drive that
> > comes with a win/dos driver. Is there anything at all that you could
> > help me with?
> >
> > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> > Bruce Lane, Owner & Head Hardware Heavy,
> > Blue Feather Technologies -- http://www.bluefeathertech.com
> > kyrrin (at) bluefeathertech do/t c=o=m
> > "If Salvador Dali had owned a computer, would it have been equipped with
> surreal ports?"
> >
> >
> >
>
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