At 15:55 08-08-1999 -0400, you wrote:
Is a TK50-D not a SCSI device? It sure bears only about
a fifth of a
superficial resemblance to one.
Never ran into the 'D' version. The two I've seen that are SCSI are the
TK50Z-FA (for use with VAXStation 2000) and the more generic TK50Z-GA (less
proprietary on the SCSI side than the FA).
If not what is it used with?
Depends. If you're talking the bare drive with the 26-pin Berg header on
the back, it's a proprietary serial interface which requires the M7546 (or
similar) tape controller. Such were often installed in MicroVAX II and III,
and could also be found on the MicroPDP-11 series.
If you're talking external case with a pair of 50-pinners on the backside,
that could be either an FA or a GA. Such were used with systems like the
VAXStation 3100 series, or anything else that needed a TK50 on SCSI.
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