DEC Tx07 tape drive question (was Re: new scrap dealer found :>)

[Brian Roth]

I had an 880 with the SCSi interface. It was a big
Pertec to SCSI adapter that bolted right to the back
of the drive. Wish I still had that adapter. I haven't
seen one since.

Brian.

--- Tim Riker <Tim at rikers.org> wrote:
> Jay West wrote:
> > I'm quite positive they were SCSI 1/2 mag tape
> drives. However, some 
> > googling on the web seems to indicate that a TZ07
> is a 4mm dat? No, what 
> > I saw was clearly 1/2 mag tape, front loader,
> horizontal drive. Reminded 
> > me of an M4 9914 or Cipher F880 or was it F990...
> 
> F880 is shorter. M990 (not F) is the tallest. Then
> came the M995S. 
> Simple googled page:
> 
> http://www.electrovalueinc.com/9_track_drives.htm
> 
> The M990 had a scsi option, but was pertec by
> default. The F880 likely 
> had a scsi option as well.
> 
> My M990 does not have the scsi interface, but I sure
> wish it did. =(
> 
>