I am helping a friend clean out his vintage electronic collection and we found this. It works great. I'm not that familiar with the device but he says it is a tape drive adapter. It comes with two software disk, manual, cord, and a print out of installation instructions. I don't think he used it very much. It looks new and is still stored in original box with packaging. The manual says it has a 60MB capacity and was used for backups. From what I understand it can be set up to back up files that have changed without changing tapes every time. I did find this information online...

TheSysgen PST100 Tape Adapterwas a notable piece of hardware. Although specific details are scarce, here’s what we know:

1. Identification:
   • Adapter Name:Sysgen PST100 Tape Adapter
   • Adapter style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; margin: 12px 0px 0px; padding-inline-start: 24px;">
   • ThePST100likely facilitated communication between a computer system and atape drive.
   • It might have been used fordata backup,archiving, or other tape-related tasks.
   • Dedicated High Speed Controller
   • Dual Head One Pass Data Verification
   • 60 MB style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; margin: 12px 0px 0px; padding-inline-start: 24px;">
   • Unfortunately, the available information doesn’t specify the exact systems or tape drives it worked with.
2. I/O Address Options:
   • The adapter allowed configuration of theI/O address:
     • While details are scarce, you might find remnants of theSysgen PST100in vintage computing collections or archives.

For those who appreciate the nostalgia of early computing, theSysgen PST100remains a curious artifact. 🌟🖥️📼