TK85-BX drive

From: Ben (cellctl_at_lycos.com)
Date: 01/26/04 

Date: 25 Jan 2004 20:41:24 -0800

I recently was given a VAX 4000-400, and am selling off some of the
parts. However, as I've been looking for a tape drive, I'm thinking
about keeping the drive. It's a TK85-BX, mounted in a drive cage with
a DSSI connector on the end. My question is: is this drive truly
DSSI, or is it SCSI with a DSSI controller stacked on. (in which case
it should be easily removed and set up for scsi functionality...?)
Thanks for your time!

-Ben

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