Amix compatible tape drive

k0x · 02 April 2019, 11:06

Beside Commodore A3070 tape drive, are there known any other compatible tape drives?

Quotation from bboah:

The A3070 is apparently the same tape mechanism as used in the "Caliper CP150 SCSI QIC" and "Archive Viper 150MB Tape Streamer" (some versions may be rebadged connor units). The case design however will be different as the A3070 was designed with an A3000 style.

But amigaunix says:

Doesn't work:

Archive Viper 150 MB SCSI Tape drive
Tandberg TDC4120 SCSI Tape drive

Compatible:

Wangtek 5150 ES, Caliper or Sankyo CP-150 SCSI tape drives

Anybody can confirm working tape other than A3070?

mark_k · 02 April 2019, 12:30

Looking at this newsgroup thread, later versions of Amix can be installed with the Archive Viper drive.
From one of the postings:
Use control D to interrupt the startup script at the first prompt ( where
you are asked to choose a keyboard ), type "viper_kludge go", the kernal
patches and you then press control D again to resume the installation
script. I have run Amiga UNIX of an A3000T with ADOS 3.1 with no problems.

Amiga_CDTV · 02 April 2019, 21:58

I can confirm that the Wangtek 5150 does work in Amix (does read/write without hacks), and that the Tandberg one did not work (drive did not react at all).

That's a very interesting thread, mark_k, thanks. I'll add that note to the wiki!

02 April 2019, 11:06	#1
k0x Registered User Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Ostrava Posts: 124	Amix compatible tape drive Beside Commodore A3070 tape drive, are there known any other compatible tape drives? Quotation from bboah: The A3070 is apparently the same tape mechanism as used in the "Caliper CP150 SCSI QIC" and "Archive Viper 150MB Tape Streamer" (some versions may be rebadged connor units). The case design however will be different as the A3070 was designed with an A3000 style. But amigaunix says: Doesn't work: Archive Viper 150 MB SCSI Tape drive Tandberg TDC4120 SCSI Tape drive Compatible: Wangtek 5150 ES, Caliper or Sankyo CP-150 SCSI tape drives Anybody can confirm working tape other than A3070?

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02 April 2019, 12:30	#2
mark_k Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Posts: 3,273	Looking at this newsgroup thread, later versions of Amix can be installed with the Archive Viper drive. From one of the postings: Use control D to interrupt the startup script at the first prompt ( where you are asked to choose a keyboard ), type "viper_kludge go", the kernal patches and you then press control D again to resume the installation script. I have run Amiga UNIX of an A3000T with ADOS 3.1 with no problems.

02 April 2019, 21:58	#3
Amiga_CDTV Mind Walker Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 165	I can confirm that the Wangtek 5150 does work in Amix (does read/write without hacks), and that the Tandberg one did not work (drive did not react at all). That's a very interesting thread, mark_k, thanks. I'll add that note to the wiki!

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