* [9fans] QIC-80
@ 2017-01-31 19:24 Anthony Sorace
2017-01-31 22:17 ` Steve Simon
2017-01-31 22:37 ` Charles Forsyth
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From: Anthony Sorace @ 2017-01-31 19:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs
This is a bit of personal archeology, but has anyone read QIC-80 tapes on Plan9? If so, using what hardware?
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* Re: [9fans] QIC-80
2017-01-31 19:24 [9fans] QIC-80 Anthony Sorace
@ 2017-01-31 22:17 ` Steve Simon
2017-01-31 22:37 ` Charles Forsyth
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From: Steve Simon @ 2017-01-31 22:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs
qic? not for years of course.
last time i did so it was using a simbios/tekram scsi card.
i may have a spare of these, i can look if you need one. i have no tape drives though.
-Steve
> On 31 Jan 2017, at 19:24, Anthony Sorace <a@9srv.net> wrote:
>
> This is a bit of personal archeology, but has anyone read QIC-80 tapes on Plan9? If so, using what hardware?
>
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* Re: [9fans] QIC-80
2017-01-31 19:24 [9fans] QIC-80 Anthony Sorace
2017-01-31 22:17 ` Steve Simon
@ 2017-01-31 22:37 ` Charles Forsyth
2017-01-31 22:59 ` Steve Simon
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From: Charles Forsyth @ 2017-01-31 22:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs
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a qic-120 drive or better and the symbios scsi card, but i've also used an
adaptec 1542(?).
first i copied them onto zip drives(!) and later onto sata, and later still
onto sd
On 31 January 2017 at 19:24, Anthony Sorace <a@9srv.net> wrote:
> This is a bit of personal archeology, but has anyone read QIC-80 tapes on
> Plan9? If so, using what hardware?
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* Re: [9fans] QIC-80
2017-01-31 22:37 ` Charles Forsyth
@ 2017-01-31 22:59 ` Steve Simon
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From: Steve Simon @ 2017-01-31 22:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs
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ahh, 1542.
i remember upgrading the firmware in mine to fix reliability issues, UV box and eprom programmer at the ready.
having said this, i did have to get up 6 hours before i went to bed...
-Steve
> On 31 Jan 2017, at 22:37, Charles Forsyth <charles.forsyth@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> a qic-120 drive or better and the symbios scsi card, but i've also used an adaptec 1542(?).
> first i copied them onto zip drives(!) and later onto sata, and later still onto sd
>
> On 31 January 2017 at 19:24, Anthony Sorace <a@9srv.net> wrote:
>> This is a bit of personal archeology, but has anyone read QIC-80 tapes on Plan9? If so, using what hardware?
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