14 Sep
2007
14 Sep
'07
6:53 a.m.
On 9/12/07, Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com> wrote:
I'm playing with a Computer Logics PCTD-16 Pertec
tape drive
interface board and my Fujitsu M2444AC drive. I can perform tape
motion commands just fine, but data commands begin and do not seem to
complete. I've checked that IDBY (J2 38 or W) comes ready at the end
of a read or write, so my next guess is that I've got the cable wire
wrong somewhow. My reference has this pin connected to pin 24 on the
DC62 connector to the controller.
Here's what I'm using:
http://www.sydex.com/overcbl.html
Have I missed something? Can anyone double-check this?
Thanks,
Chuck
I have that exact combination (Computer Logics PCTD-16 Pertec tape
drive ISA bus interface board and Fujitsu M2444AC 9-track drive)
working. I wrote an MS-DOS application to use it to write a 2.11BSD
install tape for my 11/73.
I acquired my setup in a working configuration and didn't build the
interface cable myself. I don't have docs for the cable pinout, but I
could check the cable I have with a meter when I get a chance.
-Glen