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Re: REQUEST: IBM 9347 001 9 Track Tape Unit Information

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From: Del Cecchi
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 21:36
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In article <80462.189310024@kiwi.gen.nz>, clark@kiwi.gen.nz (Clark Mills) writes:
|> Many thanks to:
|> 
|> Basile STARYNKEVITCH <basile@soleil.serma.cea.fr>
|> kirchner@informatik.uni-kl.de
|> "Derrick J. Brashear" <db74+@andrew.cmu.edu>
|> Doctor Math <root@sanger.chem.nd.edu>
|> johnl@iecc.cambridge.ma.us (John R. Levine)
|> Gary Turner <srgpgct@grv.grace.cri.nz>
|> ag@nextcube.in-berlin.de (Andreas Gradert)
|> brumba@maize.rtsg.mot.com (Alan J. Brumbaugh)
|> ross@kiwi.gen.nz (Ross George)
|> 
|> It appears that the machine is a SCSI I (IPI) interface which dosn't use the
|> standard SCSI command set and isn't pin-compatible (Thanks IBM!).  The
|> `telephone type jack' is a twisted pair ethernet connector and the thing only
|> accepts 1600 & 3200 bpi tape. 
|> 
|> Thanks very much for your help...  clark
|> Bottom line: Worth more to me as parts :-)
|> -- 
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I don't know anything about a 9347, but I do know that IPI and SCSI are two
different things altogether.  so the commands being different and the pins being
different are understandable.   You're welcome, dude. 

Del Cecchi  
cecchi@vnet.ibm.com
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Subject: Re: REQUEST: IBM 9347 001  9 Track Tape Unit Information
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