On 5/4/20 6:17 AM, systems_glitch via cctalk wrote: > The tape interface I have for my UNIX PC is indeed a floppy tape interface, > says "FTAPE" near the connector on the outside. I haven't paired a drive > with it yet.
Easy enough to tell without opening things up. The Cipher 525 is a full-height drive; cartridges are inserted and locked in by a lever located just below (or above) the tape slot, that, when a cart is loaded obstructs the tape cart access by requiring a quarter-turn from being horizontal to vertical. It's the only floppytape drive that I'm aware of that works this way. --Chuck