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In article <496@ursa-major.SPDCC.COM>, dyer@spdcc.COM (Steve Dyer) writes:
> In article <464@siswat.UUCP> buck@siswat.UUCP (A. Lester Buck) writes:
> >Sure, it is a standard QIC-120/150 drive.  And the 6157-002 is simply
> >a standard Cypher cartridge drive with a different color scheme and
> >three extra letters, for which you can pay an extra $1000 or so. :-)
> 
> Are you telling me that there is some way to connect a Cipher 150mb drive
> to the IBM cartridge tape controller and expect it to work?  I'm all ears...

All I know is that I was configuring some RTs for resale by a client.  I had
written SCSI drivers for various tape devices, so having the extra slot
filled by the IBM streamer seemed like a waste.  I called the local Cipher
distributor asking for a SCSI streamer, but unfortunately no one (at that
point) had a 1/4" drive with a differential SCSI interface (thanks IBM!),
but Cipher was thinking of making one just to satisfy the differential
market.  But he did mention that the box IBM supplies is _exactly_ the same
box that Cipher sells under its own name, except for the IBM color scheme.
I can't remember the details of the interface card, but I suppose the
interface is industry standard if the boxes are identical.  Call your local
Cipher rep and ask, or call 1-800-4-CIPHER and ask tech support.


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