1/2" Tape Drive: Driver Needed

[Barry Suskind E-Systems.....Knights who say Ni!]

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From: suskind at mdcbbs.com (Barry A. Suskind, Knights who say NI!)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun
Subject: Re: 1/2" Tape Drive: Driver Needed
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Date: 30 May 91 05:32:06 PDT
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In article <2896 at brchh104.bnr.ca>, gaitan at sophia.eeel.nist.gov
(Michael Gaitan B364 x2070) writes:
> We just upgraded our 3/280 to a 4/300.  After installing 4.1.1 we were
> unpleasantly surprised to find that there is NO driver for the 1/2" tape
> drive.  SUN told us that others have had this same experience.  DOES
> ANYONE HAVE A DRIVER FOR THIS CONFIGURATION.....PLEASE HELP!!
>
> gaitan at sed.eeel.nist.gov
>

Gee I have the same problem, and MY salesman even told me it would be
supported. I was quite suprised to find out otherwise. Their support people
said we could pay them to write one of course. I would like to get
this driver also, and find NO reason why SUN cannot supply it. If it
compiled under SUN 3 for a VME based system, why not SUN 4
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