On Jan 12, 2004, at 2:25 PM, Robertdkeys@aol.com wrote:
> OK, how do I tell for sure what the native interface on the
> Ciphers is?  The model numbers on them are:  M995.
> The current connection on them is SCSI1 (Centronics 50).
> Is there another interface inside that I could break out of
> to get another qbus controller to work?

   Well there are two common 9-track tape interfaces..."formatted" and 
"unformatted", both Pertec interfaces.  The formatted interface uses 
two connectors, and the unformatted interface uses three.  The 
formatted interface is considered more modern.

          -Dave

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Dave McGuire                      "My tummy hurts now, but my soul
St. Petersburg, FL                 feels a little better."     -Ed