[Tfug] Pass-through cable?

[A.Chris Hilton]

On Mon, 18 Nov 2002 14:04:54 -0700 (MST)
"Scott Denlinger" <sbd@dakotacom.net> wrote:

> I moved my hard drives and other peripherals onto a new system
> recently. My new system board doesn't have any ISA slots--only PCI.
> There are certainly advantages to this, but now I can't run my QIC
> tape backup drive off the dedicated controller card which came with
> it, since it's an ISA card. A tech at SWS told me I need a
> "pass-through" cable to connect the QIC drive to the same cable my
> floppy drive is on, so I can use both devices through my system board
> floppy controller. Does anybody know where I can get one of these? The
> tech said that HP used to make one, but he hasn't seen one "in the
> wild" since about 1996. Does anybody here in town have one they can
> part with?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Scott Denlinger
> sbd@dakotacom.net

I have a couple of cables like this.  I'm not sure they'll work with
your specific tape drive, but your welcome to them if they do. I'll
bring them to the meeting tonight.

-C-