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Xref: sserve comp.periphs:4286 comp.unix.misc:9047 comp.unix.bsd:12583 comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit:4352 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!agate!doc.ic.ac.uk!pipex!uunet!lhdsy1!jls From: jls@lhdsy1.lahabra.chevron.com (Jim L. Schulmeyer) Newsgroups: comp.periphs,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit Subject: Re: [Q] 9-track tape drives? Message-ID: <13621@lhdsy1.lahabra.chevron.com> Date: 8 Sep 93 14:04:21 GMT References: <26j2ts$fct@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu> Followup-To: comp.periphs Organization: Chevron Oil Field Research, La Habra, CA. Lines: 25 In article <26j2ts$fct@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu> ngorelic@speclab.cr.usgs.gov writes: >Does anyone know of any 9-track tape drives compatable with >PC based unix? (386BSD, BSDI, SCO, Dell or Consensys) >(I am forced to buy 9-track, it was not an option) > >Has anyone had any good/bad experiences with these? > >e-mail responses appreciated, >Noel (ngorelic@speclab.cr.usgs.gov) >-- >"You want it should sing too?" | /* Quis custodiet ipsos custodes. > ngorelic@speclab.cr.usgs.gov | Who watches the watchmen? */ > "Life is pain... Anyone who says differently is selling something." You might try Qualstar Tapes. They have 9-track tapes that interface with PC architecture. They also have Xenix 386, Unix 386 drivers for the above. Qualstar Corp. 9621 Irondale Ave. Chatsworth, CA 91311 Tel: (818) 882-5822 Fax: (818) 882-4081 Jim jls@chevron.com