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- From: jgrimm@TorreyPinesCA.ncr.com (Jeffrey Grimmett 9999)
- Subject: Re: How do I connect a SCSI tape drive ?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov12.171631.4156@TorreyPinesCA.ncr.com>
- Organization: NCR (Torrey Pines Development Center)
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- References: <1992Nov11.235423.10757@mel.dit.csiro.au>
- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 92 17:16:31 GMT
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- Quoth gre253@mis.csiro.au (Steven Green (+61 6 276 6813)):
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- ]> The problem is the tape unit has a _very_ odd looking connector. It _looks_
- ]> like a centronix socket with 50 pins. My SCSI interface has 2 interfaces, a
- ]> 50-pin one for _internal_ devices and an 26 (25?) pin connector for
- ]> _external_ devices.
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- That centronics-style connector is pretty common for external SCSI connectors
- (at least in this neck of the woods). I have a 25-50 pin adaptor cable I
- use with mine. Bought it at a local computer warehouse, so I imagine you
- can do the same :-)
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