[ltp] SCSI peripherals on a Thinkpad ?

[James Knott]

Joerg Bruehe wrote:
> Dear list members,
> 
> 
> besides my IBM Thinkpad (R51), I operate desktop machines, and for these
> I have SCSI tape drives.
> Due to historic reasons, I have some spare drives, and it sure would be
> great to connect one to my Thinkpad.
> 
> I know it is unlikely, but I still ask:
> 
> 
> Does anybody here know any possibility to operate a SCSI device (SCSI-2:
> single-ended, narrow) from a Thinkpad ?
> 
> Theoretically, I could imagine a converter from USB, like the one for
> IDE disks in external casings - has anybody ever heard of such a thing ?
> Or a PCMCIA card ?
> 
> 
> (Yes, I know I can access them via ssh and pipes, and that 'tar' handles
> the notation "host:device", so I really ask about direct connection.)

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