Re: Cartridge tape drives (new/old)

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From: Mark Dapoz
Date: Wed, 24 May 1989 05:37

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In article <539@pan.UUCP> jw@pan.UUCP (Jamie Watson) writes:
>- It is not possible to put more than one cartridge tape drive in an RT.
>  This means that the simple solution, keeping a system with one drive
>  of each type installed, is not possible.

True, but I believe that the card which actually plugs into the rt is the
same for both drives.  Knowing that, you can keep one machine with the card
installed and just plug in the drive you currently need.  Not a great solution 
but at least an alternative.
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From: mdapoz@hybrid.UUCP (Mark Dapoz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt
Subject: Re: Cartridge tape drives (new/old)
Message-ID: <376@hybrid.UUCP>
Date: 24 May 89 05:37:04 GMT
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Organization: My Good 'Ol 3B1, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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