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- From: aaltenm@server10.seri.philips.nl (Aalten P.M. van)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
- Subject: Re: Tapestreamer programming docs needed
- Date: 8 Feb 1996 07:45:30 GMT
- Organization: Philips Electronics BV.
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- gene_heskett@wvlink.mpl.com (Gene Heskett) writes:
- :
- : APv> Hi there,
- :
- : APv> I recently got a tapestreamer (VERY old model with BIG tapes!),
- : APv> an 'Interpreter Tapexchange'. It can be connected to a PC's
- : APv> parallel port, and I have the software for it. Problem is, I
- : APv> don't work on my PC
- : APv> (It just gets dusty...), so nothing to back up there.
- :
- : APv> Since it can be connected via the parallel port, I am thinking
- : APv> of using it for my Amiga 1200. Problem is, they did not give me
- : APv> software for the Amiga!
- :
- : APv> I opened the tapestreamer, and I think it's just a SCSI-device
- : APv> (standard 50-pins SCSI-like connector), with a separate print
- : APv> for the SCSI to parallel conversion. Sounds simple enough, but
- : APv> now the question:
- :
- : APv> How can I control the device (preferably with parallel.device),
- : APv> what commands can be transmitted, how do I send them, etc.
- : APv> etc...?
- :
- : APv> Any help is very welcome!
- :
- : APv> Thanks,
- :
- : APv> Matthijs van Aalten,
- : APv> e-mail: aaltenm@iclab.ce.philips.nl
- :
- : Unforch Matthijs, you have a hardware problem in the form of that parallel
- : convertor. On a pc, the port was never fully bi-directional, so they had to
- : feed the data into the port a nibble at a time on the printers status
- : lines, which I think are a bit more complex than the Amiga and its fully
- : bi-directional port has.
- :
- : The best Idea I'd have would be to toss that adaptor, hook it up to the scsi
- : buss with a long 50 pin scsi cable, check the terminations and make them
- : correct, and see if its smart enough to accept regular scsi-direct
- : commands right from a scsi card plugged into the 1200. Who knows, you might
- : get lucky!
- :
- : /* Gene Heskett | These opinions are NOT to be */
- : /* CE @ WDTV Weston/Clarksburg WV | confused with the official */
- : /* <gene_heskett@wvlink.mpl.com> | WDTV managment views */
- : #include <std.disclaimer>
- :
- :
-
- Mmmmm... I'm afraid your right... Yesterday I tried a PC-emulator with the
- PC's backup-software, and it didn't work... Printer-access was no problem,
- so it must be the parallel-port not working with the tapestreamer. Have to
- look for a good&cheap SCSI-card for my A1200.
-
- Does anyone know if the SCSI-extention for the MTEC 68030 turbocard is
- available?
-
- Thanks and greetings,
-
- Matthijs van Aalten,
- e-mail: aaltenm@iclab.ce.philips.nl
-
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