Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 13:09:25 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: jmb@freefall.freebsd.org (Jonathan M. Bresler) Cc: sef@kithrup.com, hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Tape drive questions/recommendations Message-ID: <199606180339.NAA22510@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199606180209.TAA17172@freefall.freebsd.org> from "Jonathan M. Bresler" at Jun 17, 96 07:09:04 pm
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Jonathan M. Bresler stands accused of saying: > > Sean Eric Fagan wrote: > > > > Oh, yeah, I did want to mention the WORST part of the whole deal: twisting > > SCSI cables. > > > > My hard disks, of course, can be oriented right side up, or upside down. > > However, my CD-ROM drive and my tape drive have a definite "up" position -- > > and they each have pin1 of the SCSI connector on a different end! *grumble* > > It was enough to make me understand why people go with external units ;). > > the archive anaconda is the same way! this may be a characteristic > problem with archive tape drives ;( Yecch! I was fairly sure the SCSI spec actually dictates which way up the cable is supposed to go; certainly I've mixed just about every brand of SCSI disk and some tapes and CDs and never had to do a twist... > Jonathan M. Bresler FreeBSD Postmaster jmb@FreeBSD.ORG -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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