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Re: Need help interfacing NCR SCSI device to Vax

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From: George Robbins
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1991 12:57
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In article <1991Jun6.135312.513@dragon.com> cts@dragon.com (Charles T. Smith, Jr.) writes:
> I have an NCR tape drive (actually, its a Cipher F880 in an NCR box)
> with a SCSI adapter.  I want to hook the system to an MV3100;  the
> cables don't match.
> 
> Can anyone out there tell me were I could get a cable that would work,
> or baring that, the pinouts on the NCR SCSI interface so I could
> build the proper cable?

The connector on the NCR thing should be the standard 50-pin Dual in-line
header connector.  You should be able to get a standard adapter cable
for this, assuming the MV3100 has standard SCSI?

I have one of these NCR adapters also, and would be interested in
getting a copy of any documentation, specifically listing of the
SCSI command set.

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From: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec,comp.os.vms,comp.sys.ncr
Subject: Re: Need help interfacing NCR SCSI device to Vax
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Date: 11 Jun 91 12:57:00 GMT
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