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- From: mchapman@ariadne.eis (Michael Chapman)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Tape Drive Questions
- Keywords: QIC, Tape
- Message-ID: <2250@osiris.bosch.de>
- Date: 27 Jan 93 10:53:04 GMT
- Sender: news@rt.bosch.de
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- I asked these questions to the TAPE channel but got no answers except
- for some hate mail telling me I should not be so dumb as to ask and
- serveral mails saying "hey, I want to know the answers too!!"
- So can someone **PLEASE** enlighten us all and post the answers here!
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- What is Qic-02 Qic-36 Qic-80 and what is a colorado jumbo?
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- Hey! I'm really confused! Can someone please enlighten me and
- other ordinary mortals what all these qic numbers are. It
- would also be good to know what tape drives from what manufacturers
- are what standards.
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- For instance the colorado jumbo 250MB drive. (Its adverised just
- like that and nobody seems to be able to say what it is except that
- it is QIC compatible!!!!) Is that QIC-125?
- Could I read/write QIC 80 tapes with it?
- Do I want to (for data interchange)?
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- What is the most interchangable tape format?
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- What interfaces are supported with linux up to now?
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- What interface has a colorado jumbo, archive xxx, everex xxx etc?
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- What are the chances of getting enough info from the
- manufacturer to write/adapt a driver for it?
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- What are the chances of someone who knows nothing about
- tape drivers (but a bit about unix drivers) writing a driver
- for it?
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- What standard do people use to exchange tapes (QIC-80 QIC-125 ??)
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- Any constructive enlightenment would be appreciated.
- I think this is of sufficient interest to post any replies
- to comp.os.linux.
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- Thanks,
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- Mike
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