[rescue] Viper 150 reading QIC24?

[Kevin Loch]

Have you tried them on a sun4 (like 4/300)?  It looks like
it might only be sun4 (not 4c or 4m).  If so, I'll gladly take them
off your hands since I have some sun4 machines.

KL

Stephen Worotynec wrote:

> On Sat, 15 Dec 2001, Kevin Loch wrote:
> > Is it 4.1.1 sparc or sun3/3x?
> >
> > What machine are you trying to boot on?
>
> The cartridge label indicates:
>
> SunOS 4.1.1 Sun-4 SUNBIN
> and OpenWindows Version 2
> 1/4" Tape (boot format, QIC-24), 1 of 2
> Part Number: 700-2721-10 Rev. A
>
> It is dated 11-01-90
>
> I also have another pair of tapes in the set:
>
> 4.1 SunOS Sun-4 SUNBIN
> 1/4" Tape (boot format, QIC24), 1 of 2
> part Number: 700-1879-14 Rev. A
>
> I don't see a date on these.
>
> I have tried booting both tapes on both 4c and 4m systems.
>
> On Sat, 15 Dec 2001, Phil Schilling wrote:
> >
> > I don't believe the viper 150 will read any lower than the qic60 iirc.
> > I have a couple of 60mb archives somewhere on my shelves if you want to
> > give one of them a try?  I don't have any qic24 tapes to try in them.
> >
> > Phil
>
> Thanks very much - that does make sense. And thank you for the offer! I
> think for now I'll just look locally for a QIC24 drive. There must be one
> in a surplus/junk store somewhere around here.
>
> Thanks for the assistance,
>
> Stephen Worotynec
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