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zaphod@src4src.linet.org (Steve Wechsler) writes:

> 
> Hi, netfolks...
> 
> I recently came across a source of some Tandberg TD-360 (or TC-3600,
> or something like that) tape drives at a decent price ($100).  They
> are bare, no instructions, no software, no cables.  They look exactly
> like the tape drive otherwise known as the 7207-001 in the RS/6000
> world (sans external case), which is a half-height, 150mb, QIC-150
> SCSI drive.  A label on the drive says "Made by Tandberg for IBM".
> 
> Does anyone know if it is possible to use this drive on a PC clone
> running Unix (Linux, probably, but possibly Interactive SVR3.2)?  Are
> drivers available, and does it use standard cabling?  I didn't notice
> if it has a SCSI address selector (my RS/6000's 7207-001 has a
> selector on the back of its case, which obviously isn't part of the
> drive itself).  Or do SCSI tape drives all conform to the same
> standard (yeah, right :-)?

        I use one of these on my PC and it works just fine.  I use it 
under DOS and OS/2 with GTAR.  My SCSI card is a 1542b, but I have also 
used it with an always IN-2000.

                                        JWS