[SunRescue] 9 track reel things.....

[BSD Bob]

> On June 19, BSD Bob wrote:
> > > 	501-1902	DIFFERENTIAL SCSI, RJ45 10MBIT ETHERNET (SBus)
> > > 	501-1902	DIFFERENTIAL SCSI, RJ45 10MBIT ETHERNET (SBus)
> > 
> > Bill.... or anyone else that might know.....
> > 
> > I have a fine old IBM AS/400 9 track reel-to-reel tape thing that I was
> > trying to get up for some antique unix archive resurrection, but it
> > has a differential scsi interface.
> 
>   Schweeet!  Is it actually an IBM-manufactured drive?  Most companies
> who want a high-performance, more modern 9-track drive OEM the 88780B
> from HP.  I've got two of those that I really love.

It is an IBM Model 9348-001 flat pancake thing on slides, with 1600/6250bpi
125ips transport.  It looks IBM made, but I dunno for sure.  It looks a
little like the HP things, but not quite.  The only info I can find is

  http://www.storage.ibm.com/hardsoft/tape/9348/index.html

It would sure be fun to hang off one of the Sun3/4 or Sparc toyz to run
some antique unix boot tapes.  

It was built with differential or single-ended interfaces, but it was my
luck of the draw to hit up with the differential model.

I think it would look funky hanging off the back of an IPX.....(:+\\....

(or would I hang the IPX off the back of the tape drive.....(:+}}...)


Bob