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From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb>
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Subject: Re: Is this (SCSI) tape drive compatible with FreeBSD?
To: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 11:09:44 -0700 (PDT)
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In-Reply-To: <19970907185536.YR13970@uriah.heep.sax.de> from "J Wunsch" at Sep 7, 97 06:55:36 pm
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J Wunsch wrote:
> 
> As John Fieber wrote:
> 
> >  I do have an archive viper, but as I think I
> > mentioned, it isn't working too well anymore and backing up 3gb
> > of disk is damn tedious with it.
> 
> :-)
> 
> I've indeed been backing up my 1.2 GB disk with a TDC36xx (QIC-150
> drive).  Doing a level-8 restore from 6 tapes (3 x DC6250 + 1 x DC6150
> for the level 0, 1 x DC6250 + 1 x DC6150 for the level 8) was indeed a
> little messy...

	1.35GB scsi tape drive is what i use.  bought mine from
	www.corpsys.com
		Archive FSCSI H/H 1300MB 1/4in
		New, 90 day warranty (No tape)
		$170
	they also have 700MB and 850MB drives
	see "http://www.corpsys.com/cgi-bin/select?135993044357747&IN&N"

	tapes are rather expensive at $39 each.
	
jmb