Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 21:29:40 -0600 From: Bill Hamilton <bhamil@cmpu.net> To: rick hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SCSI Tape Drive Recommendations? Message-ID: <3681B524.5E76C288@cmpu.net> References: <Pine.BSF.3.91.981223191024.26066A-100000@dsinw.com>
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rick hamell wrote: > > > Related question: Is the Iomega Jaz supported under FreeBSD? > > Wouldn't that be cheaper than most tape drives? > > (Granted, you only have 2gb per cartidge and they are more costly that > > tape.) > > Except for the fact the they're not much more reliable either. :( > I personally have never even used one, but from what I understand they're > as picky to setup as the Zip drives are. I think that for the money, > another hard drive is still the best, most reliable way to go. > > Rick Except that you wouldn't take it off-site easily. Assuming that doesn't bother me ... would one just not mount it until you wanted to backup or restore? Would one use tar or something else to backup? Just curious. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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