Re: Adventures with a "new" machine

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From: Russ Poffenberger
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 1989 20:35

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In article <1226@brazos.Rice.edu> phil@eecs.nwu.edu writes:
>I just unpacked my very own Sun 3/80.  I haven't gotten it up and running
>yet and I've already had two disappointments and two setbacks.  My office

>.... stuff deleted....

>2) The "Small Computer Standard Interface" is only as standard as the
>cables it uses!  Can you believe this?  Sun has CHANGED THE CABLES.  The
>shoebox tape drive that I ordered with my 3/80 (I understand that this new
>"sleek" design is being called a lunchbox) cannot be attached to an older
>machine, such as a 3/60, without a special cable!  The connector is
>completely different.  It looks better, but it is different.  I wanted to
>use this tape drive as a "roving" drive: attach it to whatever machine
>needs it at any given point in time.  Looks like I won't be able to do
>that.  Unless......does anyone know if I can buy a "converter" cable? 
>

Sun has a cable, part number X931H or X931G SCSI-1 to SCSI-2 converter
cable that has standard SCSI on one end and their micro SCSI on the other.

Russ Poffenberger               DOMAIN: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com
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