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In article <4f82g2$386@salomon.zfe.siemens.de>
           100023.3537@compuserve.com "Gerhard Islinger" writes:

> David,
> 
> that's any sort of QIC-02/36 adapter. Although most vendors showed
> only their own, there are many manufacturers of them and many
> revisions .... So, even if you don't find the board in your help
> files, it's very likely that all jumpers are the same...
> Anyway - most QIC-02 adapters doesn't work with fast PCs - i tried
> with 4 different boards and, with all tricks tried,  none worked in a
> P90, but all worked in a 386/20....
> 
> Gerhard
> --------------------------
> David Longley <David@longley.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> >I  have a couple of Tecmar tape drives and controllers. One is  a 
> >Tecmar QT60i (Tape drive is a Wangtek 5125EN) and the other is  a 
> >Tecmar QT125e. I assume the i and e reflect internal and external 
> >models but was somewhat thrown by the 5125EN model of the drive.
> >My  problem  is with the controllers. One is full length  with  a 
> >Wangtek  Assembly  number but Tecmar ROM, the other  is  a  small 
> >quarter length card, labelled HOST ADAPTER 938469 REV C.
> ---- snip -----------
> 
> 
Thanks.

I now have Wangtek drives a  2 x 5150EQ
                          b  1 x 5125EN24 (QT-60i)
                          c  2 x 5099EN24 (??????)
                          d  1 x ????     (QT-125e) 

Controllers               a  Wangtek PC-02
                          b  Wangtek PC-36 Tecmar ROM 
                          c  Wangtek Pc-36 Wangtek ROM
                          d  Tecmar 938469 (like PC-02)
                          e  Compaq (like PC-02)

Am I right in assuming that the 5125EN24 and 5099EN24 drives are 60MB?
They work with the Wangtek PC-36 in a 386/20 desktop, but the 5099EN24
will not work with the Tecmar PC-36, at least, it fails a write test.
The Tecmar ROM based Pc-36 has a different jumper configuration for
W2 and W3 to the straight Wangtek PC-36. In the Tecmar Pc-36, W3 is
jumpered, whilst in the Wangtek PC-36, W2 is jumpered.

I only have a manual for the PC-02 not PC-36.

I really need to know what the difference is between the 5125EN24 and
the 5099EN24.

Finally, whilst faster than 386 can be a problem, pentiums are
right out......I am having problems on a Toshiba 5200 expansion box.
I note that in the expanion box manual there is some reference to 
pull up resistors on he DMA lines. Should I try turning that option
off?

I am trying to come up with a workable combination of drives so a 
friend can back up on one 386 machine, and I can read the tapes here
on another. Clearly his will have to be a 60 or 125, but I don't
know what the 5125En24 is....

-- 
David Longley