DEC Tx07 tape drive question (was Re: new scrap dealer found :>) - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

1 May 2005

I had an 880 with the SCSi interface. It was a big
Pertec to SCSI adapter that bolted right to the back
of the drive. Wish I still had that adapter. I haven't
seen one since.

Brian.

--- Tim Riker <Tim at rikers.org> wrote:
...
  Jay West wrote:
  I'm quite positive they were SCSI 1/2 mag
tape  drives. However, some 
  googling on the web seems to indicate that a TZ07
 is a 4mm dat? No, what 
  I saw was clearly 1/2 mag tape, front loader,
 horizontal drive. Reminded 
  me of an M4 9914 or Cipher F880 or was it F990...

 F880 is shorter. M990 (not F) is the tallest. Then
 came the M995S. 
 Simple googled page:

 http://www.electrovalueinc.com/9_track_drives.htm

 The M990 had a scsi option, but was pertec by
 default. The F880 likely 
 had a scsi option as well.

 My M990 does not have the scsi interface, but I sure
 wish it did. =(