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Tape Backups

    19-Jun-93 23:24:01
Sb: #104201-Tape Backups
Fm: Steven D. Kapplin 70055,1021
To: robert fisher 73326,773
Robert, I would just ask them if the tape drive requires special drivers on the PC. If it does, then it would certainly require drivers on the Amiga. If it doesn't require any special drivers and responds normally as a floppy does, then it's possible it might work. Of course bear in mind that the Amiga floppy is not directly compatible with PC floppies. The trackdisk.device may not be able to work with the tape drive unless the drive itself worked like an Amiga floppy drive. It's really doubtful that the manufacturer will know anything about the Amiga. There is some stuff around about making a PC floppy drive work in an Amiga, so that may be an alternative consideration.