USB --> SCSI

[Keven Miller (rtt)]

I have the RATOC U2SCX with 32 bit driver, and I think a 64 bit driver for 
Win7.
But have only used from winXP.
I have used with HP DDS1 drive (don't recall number),
Tanberg SLR5,
Travan - Seagate STT320000N

I use under Cygwin the commands: mt and dd.
But also in slow process of rolling my own reading code.

Keven Miller


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Liam Proven
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Sent: Friday, March 27, 2015 10:47 AM
Subject: Re: USB --> SCSI


On 27 March 2015 at 17:36, Bob Brown <bbrown at harpercollege.edu> wrote:
> Does anyone know if a usb --> scsi adapter might allow me to connect an hp 
> 9-track tape drive (7980s) to a computer running windows-7?
> Has anyone done it?
> Any pointers (drivers etc)?

I believe they existed, long ago. USB1 ones were terribly terribly
slow. By the USB2 era, SCSI was disappearing, but they might exist.
USB3, forget it.

But I suspect that a device that old (we're talking
turn-of-the-century) won't have drivers for Win7. You *might* have a
chance of getting it working on 32-bit Win7.


E.g.

http://www.adaptec.com/en-us/support/_eol/usb_scsi/usb2xchange/

http://www.synchrotech.com/product-usb/usb2-uscsi-conv_01.html

Note the supported OSes.

This looks more promising...

http://www.ratocsystems.com/english/products/U2SCX.html

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