Conference stkhlm::magtape

3731.0. "Can we reuse a TSB07 as a TSZ07 on Alpha?" by SLICER::ROD (Paradise Awaits!) Mon Apr 21 1997 22:26

    We have a customer with an older VAX BI machine with a TSB07-CA drive. 
    They are planning on adding two new AlphaServer 8200's.  They need to
    have reel-to-reel capability and would like to know if they can use the
    TSB07-CA's.  
    
    Now, I found somewhere on our net that a TSB07-CA is actually a
    TSZ07-CA with VAXBI adaptor, cables, cab-kit, etc.  The question is, 
    is there a cable that would allow us to use the TSZ07-CA portion of the
    TSB07-CA and connect it somewhere to the 8200?  This could either be to
    the KFTIA-AA or to maybe a KZPSA.  
    
    I talked to a Digital MCS guy, and he was concerned that the TSB07 is
    differential whereas a standard TSZ07 is single ended.  Perhaps that
    is/is not a problem.
    
    Is there any way to reuse the equipment by making a minimal investment
    in new cables and/or controllers that they would be buying anyway?
    
    Thanks in advance for your help.
    
    rod rehor
    minneapolis sales suppport