Offline Connectivity For Workstations - Xerox 4050 Product Reference

NETWORK CONNECTIVITY

Offline connectivity for workstations

9-track reel tape
3.5 inch DOS diskette (through
optional DOS diskette drive)
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An offline interface option is available for workstations. These
interfaces require a front end processor as shown in figure 4-13.
There are several ways of loading data onto the front end
processor using magnetic media:
Application job is loaded directly onto an Entire front end
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using a 3.5 inch UNIX disk.
Optional 3.5 inch DOS disk drive is also available for the
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front end processor, allowing input from a DOS-formatted
3.5 inch diskette.
Optional tape drive allows application input from a 9-track
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reel-to-reel tape and an 18-track cartridge tape.
Optional quarter-inch cartridge (QIC) drive allows application
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input from a QIC tape.
Figure 4-13.
Tape drive
Front end
processor
Offline connection through a front end
processor
Laser Printing System
3.5-inch UNIX diskette
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