Thanks Al, the Kennedy has the three cables and on the 3 IDC connectors are indeed the words read, write and control! I do have a few Emulex boards put away on the attic, and that TC-131 does ring a bell too! At least I now know what to look for [ on the attic or eBay :-) ] thanks, - Henk. ________________________________ Van: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org namens Al Kossow Verzonden: za 25-03-2006 17:59 Aan: classiccmp at classiccmp.org Onderwerp: Re: how to connect a Kennedy 9100 ? Some variation of an unformatted tape drive interface. They are slight variations between vendors, so you need the right edge connector to idc interface card at the drive. There should be some indication of who made the interface card on the PC board. The three connectors are read, write, and control. Unibus controllers often are either a system unit or a single quad board with a second board for 1600 BPI PE support. The Emulex TC11 and Western Peripherals TC-131 manuals are up on bitsavers Plessey and Dilog made similar controllers. This message and attachment(s) are intended solely for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or agent thereof responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by telephone and with a "reply" message. Thank you for your cooperation.