25 Aug
2005
25 Aug
'05
9:23 p.m.
I have the full documentation for the Qualstar 1052, which AFAIK is the
basis for the 1260.
I'm presently finding myself again after I reloacted yesterday, so I'll get
back later
Nico
----- Oprindelig meddelelse -----
Fra: "Tom Watson" <sdc695 at yahoo.com>
Til: <cctech at classiccmp.org>
Sendt: 24. august 2005 10:50
Emne: Qualstar 1260S tape drives
I recently obtained a Qualstar 1260S tape drive. It
looks like a
wonderful
device, and ought to work under Linux (SCSI
interface). I've got a couple
of
questions:
1) Does anyone have a manual for this beast? Qualstar disavows all
knowledge
of it. You would expect they MIGHT have a
manual...
2) I opened it up to remove the SCSI terminator (sucessfully), and looked
at
the SCSI to Pertec interface board (has buffers,
etc..). It looks
like
the board has options and indicators, and includes
a very large
pushbutton
intended for something. Any info on the options
available here?
3) I hooked it up to my Linux box on a SCSI adapter. The driver
identified
the drive as an "HP 7980S" of all
things. Is this "normal"?
4) Lacking a manual, does anyone have setup information for running this
under Linux?
5) I've read that there exists someway to get 800 bpi NRZI tapes read
with
this drive. Any clues here? Is a seperate board
needed??
I may not need any information to get something operational, but I'd
really
like to have some "background" information.
p.s. Sending the manual to bitsavers would be a nice gesture. Save
postage
and all that.
Thanks.
--
Tom Watson
tsw at johana.com
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