Curt Narvesen writes


 My client is getting ready to upgrade to 7.0 on their production
N-class
box and 997 D.R. box. Unfortunatley, the still have a vendor that
sends them
data that they load using a 7980 tape drive.

They have been told that the 7980 won't work under 7.0, and I was
wondering if anyone else had a workaround besides keeping an older box
on 6.5 and using it as a "tape server".

Also, anyone run into any troubles install 7.0 on a 997?
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The 7980 is supported under 7.0, I've got one.  The trick is you must
replace your HP-IB interface with a SCSI interface, converting your 7980 to
a 7980S (or 7980XC to 7980SX).  As I understand it, this interface may be
hard to get and you might have to call several dealers to find the
conversion kit.  I'm running a 995/500 on 7.0 with up to date patches, and
have had no problems for 9 months now.

Mike Berkowitz
Guess? Inc.

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