30 Oct
2009
30 Oct
'09
8:06 p.m.
Maybe I was lucky, but I didn't pay all that much for my VAX 4000/300, which is
DSSI-based. -- Ian
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From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of
Glen Slick [glen.slick at gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 5:49 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Options for Installing a TF85 Drive
On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 4:38 PM, Rob Jarratt
<robert.jarratt at ntlworld.com> wrote:
I was led to believe that a TF series drive might be
able to read past a
problematic part of a tape I have, and a TF85 has come up on eBay. The
problem is that I do not have any DSSI-capable machine and I am not familiar
with DSSI. I have a MicroVAX II and it seems I could use a KFQSA, but they
seem quite expensive. I also have some VAXstation 3100s and MicroVAX 3100s,
which are SCSI. Do I have any other options for installing the TF85?
A KFQSA M7769 isn't very expensive, at least in the US, if you find
one at the right time. For example this one went for $25 with
bulkhead and terminators:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350264750147
No idea though if that's the best path to start going down in your
ultimate goal of reading a problematic tape.