Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 07:24:06 -0800 (PST) From: Donald Burr <dburr@POBoxes.com> To: FreeBSD SCSI <freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Info wanted: Exabyte EXB-8500 Message-ID: <XFMail.980328072406.dburr@POBoxes.com>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- I'm considering the purchase of an Exabyte EXB-8500 tape drive to go with my FreeBSD system, since I need a decent backup device (Zip disks just ain't cutting it anymore, especially since I got this new 4.3 GB drive...) I thought I'd consult the FreeBSD community, before making my purchase. I have the following questions: 1. Does this drive work OK with FreeBSD? Any weird behavior or other gotcha's that I should be aware of? 2. Will it work with an Adaptec AHA-2940AU PCI UltraSCSI (narrow) adapter? 3. Is anyone using this combo? How's it work? 4. (I figure I might as well ask this while I've got your attention) My source for this drive is someone posting in misc.forsale.*. Now, I usually have pretty good luck buying from the net (in fact, I have had no ripoffs to date), but this is primarily due to me carefully reading the ad, judging the person's character, etc. One of the "warning flags" that I look for is a "too good to be true" price, which usually means that the guy is trying to scam me by taking my money and not sending the drive. Unfortunately, I'm not sure what these units are worth these days, so I don't have a price to base this comparison on. The price I'm being offered is $150 for an unit that is (obviously) used but in working order. It is an external unit (i.e. in its own case). Is this about what I should expect? Would I be paying too much? Or would I be paying way too little for this drive? (danger will robinson!)? Thanks for your assistance! - --- Donald Burr <dburr@POBoxes.com> - Ask me for my PGP key | PGP: Your WWW HomePage: http://DonaldBurr.base.org/ ICQ #1347455 | right to Address: P.O. Box 91212, Santa Barbara, CA 93190-1212 | 'Net privacy. Phone: (805) 957-9666 FAX: (800) 492-5954 | USE IT. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBNR0WFvjpixuAwagxAQGRxwP7B+qYAwojzBvWEwAbVolNev3nlfH5Q8ol ayXWFYCD9BA12UkXuQk5wIbJaxU0F742P0ie8aXMG+W6dj7gWz2jOX2GKn9iPimi jmIJngLDVGiQxkL7LTg9j5woeW2O92keePbtZZpYlxHzZetyZOzdXQpzDZtoYqZq UjCzPPdH5QA= =LpUK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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