Re: SCSI Controllers (maybe)

Neptho T. Hackman (Neptho@hagan.reno.nv.us)
Mon, 16 Dec 1996 08:43:37 -0800 (PST)


On Mon, 16 Dec 1996, The Deviant wrote:

> I have a card here that _looks_ like a SCSI controller. Is labaled as
> comming from Compaq, 8 bits, and says its a "Tape Host Adapter, Diagram
> 000775" -- Does anybody know if this is a SCSI controller, and if so, can
> I use it with Linux?
>
> --Deviant
If i remember correctly, (Been a few years since I worked at ComputerLand
;)), That is just a standard IDE controller for Compaqs Qic-80 tape
drive... Dont believe its SCSI at all. As a last resort... look at the
chips, try to locate the "main processor" and dig up some specs on what
it was designed for.

-Nepthi
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