19 Aug
2007
19 Aug
'07
2:07 p.m.
On 18 Aug 2007 at 22:30, Tony Duell wrote:
If it's a custom interface, it could be anything, including a 'raw'
interface (the custom controller could know about the tape markers, etc
and know not to overwrite them). I think (although I've not done any real
investigations) that the interfave between the drive mechanism and the
controller board(s) inside the HP9144 is a raw, low-level interface, for
example (and it is a 50 pin cable, but I very much doubt that's what your
drive uses)
-tony
It's much more likely to be a
'formatted' interface. With a 50 pin
connector, my first guess would be QIC-02.
Doesn't appear to be QIC-02, at least not with any of my adapters
(can't select, can't get meaningful device status). More likely some
proprietary interface. It's not SCSI, either. :)