Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 15:20:14 -0800 (PST) From: "Craig Shaver" <craig@ProGroup.COM> To: questions@FreeBSD.org Cc: cnote@tznet.com Subject: Re: [Q] Archive 5540 tape drive Message-ID: <199611112320.PAA09291@seabass.progroup.com> In-Reply-To: <199611112246.OAA17214@freefall.freebsd.org> from "Jonathan M. Bresler" at Nov 11, 96 02:46:16 pm
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> > > Tim wrote: > > > > Hello, > > In a long, long search for information on a company called Archive > > Corporation, I turned up your name with an e-mail address; it was attached > > to an article about a Archive tape drive. My question if you would be so > > kind as to help, I recently aquired a tape drive for next to nothing, and > > it came with no disks or drivers of any kind, and also no documentation at > > all, so I am at a loss as to how to get it up and running. It is older, > > uses 40 meg tapes, and runs off a floppy controller I assume, since that is > > the connecter on the back. The only identifying marks on the drive (it is > > internal) are the Archive Corp name and model 5540. Could you help in any > > way in finding any information; drivers, or programs that work with this > > drive? (ie. some sort of way people contact each other with help with > > relics). You seem to be very knowledgable about tape storage devices; and > > your name was associated with a posting about an Archive tape drive; so > > this is why I am bothering you....! Any advice or help would be greatly > > apreciated. > > archive was purchased by conner. conner was bought by seagate. > > you may have a tape drive that requires its own controller. > tape drives connected to floppy controller is a rather new > idea. floppy tape drives are very poor performers. Yes, this sounds like one of the old QIC-24 tape drives. I think I have one of these sitting around somewhere. It takes its own controller board, and I think it connects via a 50 pin ribbon cable. I used one of these to work with 45MB and 60MB tapes. Then I got one of the archive 150MB scsi tape drives, and now I use a dat tape drive. > > i will forward this to FreeBSD-questions. perhaps someone > has this drive and can help you with it. > > jmb > > ps please email Tim directly, he is not subscribed to the list. > -- Craig Shaver (craig@progroup.com) (415)390-0654 Productivity Group POB 60458 Sunnyvale, CA 94088
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