3rd party tape drive in 6386: Anybody done it?

[~XT4103000~Frank McGee~C23~M24~6326~]

In article <437 at amanue.UUCP> jr at amanue.UUCP (Jim Rosenberg) writes:
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>Paul Homchick (cgh!paul) tells me that AT&T is claiming V.3.2 Xenix binary
>compatibility is so good it will link and run Xenix drivers.  If so this is
>pretty impressive, and would open the door to all kinds of 3rd party
>peripherals.  So the question:  Has anybody actually put this to the test?  Is
>anybody actually *RUNNING* a tape drive on a 6386 with a price around not more
>than say $600 - $700?  I'd appreciate any war stories, good & bad.

AT&T claims binary compatibility for Xenix applications, not drivers.
AT&T does claim SOURCE compatibility for Xenix drivers though.  So you
still need the Unix 386 Release 3.2 driver, but the good news is that
for the developer all it should take is a re-compile.

My recommendation (not an endorsement) for a third party tape drive would 
be Bell Technologies.  They sell good drives, and they have 3.2 drivers.
I've been using a 60 MB external for both DOS and Unix work for 5 months
with no problems.

Frank McGee
Tier 3 Indirect Channel Sales Support
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Frank McGee
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