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Re: 6157-002 tape drive - is it compatible with anything?

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From: John Garnett
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 1989 04:03
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In article <1989Nov10.161919.1584@psuvax1.cs.psu.edu> ehrlich@cs.psu.edu (Daniel Ehrlich) writes:
>In article <1989Nov6.192632.9113@arnor.uucp> uri@gondor.UUCP (Uri Blumenthal) writes:
>
>
>Uri> OK, another question from the same group (:-). Can ANYTHING in the
>Uri> Universe (except another RT, or another 6157-002 :-) *read* the tape
>Uri> written by a -002 ? Is it QIC-???, or what?
>
>Uri> Thanks to everybody who'll give the correct answer (:-).
>
>I believe that it is QIC-40.
>
>--
>Dan Ehrlich <ehrlich@cs.psu.edu>

Last time I checked you could use either QIC 120 (15 track) or QIC 150 
(18 track) with the 6157-002.

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| John Garnett                       |      Base 1.9                     |
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From: garnett@rpp386.cactus.org (John Garnett)
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Subject: Re: 6157-002 tape drive - is it compatible with anything?
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Date: 12 Nov 89 04:03:47 GMT
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