Re: [ADSM-L] Calling all IBMtape Packrats
2011-04-29 20:35:50
Paul, I have sent you an old archive (Jan 2010) from before the change to Fix
Central.
Joerg Pohlmann
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Fielding <paul AT FIELDING DOT CA>
Date: Friday, April 29, 2011 2:48 pm
Subject: [ADSM-L] Calling all IBMtape Packrats
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Hi folks,
>
> I have someone who has an (out of maintenance) 3592-J1A (FC)
> Magstar tape
> drive with a need to attach it to either Windows 2000 or Windows
> XP. The
> currently available IBMtape drivers only support 2003 and 2008.
>
> However, I recall from experience that IBMtape used to be
> supported on 2000,
> and some online digging suggests that at one time it was
> supported on XP.
> Normally I would have just gone to the boulder FTP site and
> downloaded older
> drivers. However it appears that recently that's all come
> down in favour of
> fix central. :(
>
> SOOOooo.... knowing that at one time in my life I used to
> packrat this sort
> of thing, I'm wondering if there's anyone out there who may have
> stowed away
> somewhere older IBMtape drivers that support 2000 or XP?
> :) If so, any
> chance you're willing to share?
>
> regards,
>
> Paul
>
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