Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 17:08:52 +0100 From: j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> To: Linh Pham <lplist@closedsrc.org> Cc: Ryan Masse <mail@max-info.net>, FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: which is faster zip drive under FreeBSD: usb or parallel? Message-ID: <20010626170852.F79141@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0106260842330.26804-100000@q.closedsrc.org>; from lplist@closedsrc.org on Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 08:44:08AM -0700 References: <006101c0fe58$1345e9e0$3200000a@Intranet> <Pine.BSF.4.33.0106260842330.26804-100000@q.closedsrc.org>
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On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 08:44:08AM -0700, Linh Pham wrote: | On 2001-06-26, Ryan Masse scribbled: | | # why not get an external CD-RW? | | Or an external USB tape drive? Depending on how much data you are | planning to backup, an external tape drive or a CD-RW would be faster | and probably more reliable than Zip 250 drives (remember... click of | death :) Yes, i've been wondering when it would strike. To make a long story short, i got the zip drive when i had windows on my laptop. Then i made the switch. Rather than scrap good hardware, i kept it, and i could also use it to move data from dos/windows machines to *nix easily. I also like random access storage. Has anyone used USB tape drives under BSD with success ? Jonathon -- Microsoft complaining about the source license used by Linux is like the event horizon calling the kettle black. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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