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From: brian@ucsd.edu (Brian Kantor)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: Writing a driver for QIC-40, floppy controller tape drives
Keywords: QIC-40 tape
Message-ID: <151sfdINNreh@network.ucsd.edu>
Date: 27 Jul 92 22:14:05 GMT
References: <greg.712272225@hibp1.ecse.rpi.edu>
Organization: The Avant-Garde of the Now, Ltd.
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In article <greg.712272225@hibp1.ecse.rpi.edu> greg@ecse.rpi.edu (Greg) writes:
>   Meanwhile, I wonder if anyone has any info on this type of drive. Right now,

The documents describing the QIC interfaces are available from Quarter
Inch Cartridge Standards, Inc, somewhere in the Bay Area on 805-963-3853.

QIC-40 and QIC-80 apparently describe the tape formats.  QIC-117 is the
floppy-controller-style interface.  Or so the people at Colorado Memory
Systems say.

I don't know how much they standards cost.  Our library has copies, but
they're checked out right now so I haven't seen them.
	- Brian