The Archive Corporation 2150S is a 5 1/4-inch half-height intelligent streaming cartridge tape drive engineered for high-capacity data backup and archival. Operating on the Viper tape format with 150 MB capacity, it delivers 112.5 Kbytes/second data transfer rate and connects via SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 host interfaces. The drive supports QIC-24, QIC-120, QIC-150, and QIC-525 format compatibility while maintaining backward compatibility with existing QIC-24 and QIC-120 tape libraries.
## Technical Specifications
• **Capacity:** 150 MB
• **Data Transfer Rate:** 112.5 Kbytes/second
• **Tape Format:** Viper, QIC-24, QIC-120, QIC-150, QIC-525
• **Form Factor:** 5 1/4-inch half-height
• **Host Interface:** SCSI-1 and SCSI-2
• **Backward Compatibility:** QIC-24 and QIC-120 format tape libraries
## Key Features
• Intelligent controller architecture
• High speed end-of-data access
• Resident diagnostics
• Cartridge loading and ejecting mechanism
• Write protection
## Typical Applications
• Winchester disk drive backup
• Software distribution
• Transaction logging
• Data collection and exchange
• Program loading
## Compatibility & Integration
The 2150S integrates into existing SCSI-based system architectures via dual-interface support. Full backward compatibility with QIC-24 and QIC-120 format libraries enables seamless integration into established tape backup infrastructures without requiring library upgrades. Multi-format support—Viper, QIC-24, QIC-120, QIC-150, and QIC-525—provides flexibility across heterogeneous storage environments.
