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Date:      Fri, 12 Apr 1996 15:31:28 -0500
From:      Richard J Kuhns <rjk@sparcmill.grauel.com>
To:        "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@freefall.freebsd.org>
Cc:        lehey.pad@sni.de (Greg Lehey), peter@taronga.com, doc@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Tape drive FAQ
Message-ID:  <199604122031.PAA16317@sparcmill.grauel.com>
In-Reply-To: <199604121759.KAA21956@freefall.freebsd.org>
References:  <199604100711.JAA09723@nixpbe.pdb.sni.de> <199604121759.KAA21956@freefall.freebsd.org>

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Jonathan M. Bresler writes:
 > Greg Lehey wrote:
 > > >
 > > > Greg Lehey wrote:
 > > >
 > > >> 1. Current 'real' QIC units start at 525 MB, and 1 GB hardly costs any
 > > >> more than 525 MB.  Over here, I can buy a 525 MB Tandberg 3820 for
 > > >> about $500 + tax, and a QIC-1000, also from Tandberg, will cost
 > > >> about $600.
 > > >
 > > > 	Archive Anaconda QIC-1350 $200
 > > 
 > > Is QIC-1350 compatible with QICs 150/250/525/1000?  There are smaller,
 > > cheaper, less reliable QICs, and I had assumed that the Anaconda was
 > > one of them.  Or is it just this cheap because of the fact that it's
 > > out of production?
 > 
 > 	reads QIC-150/250 for sure, i have tested that.  dont have any
 > 	QIC-525 or QIC-100 to test ;(
 > 

It'll read QIC-525 -- I dumped a filesystem on a Viper, and the Anaconda
had no trouble reading it.
--
Rich Kuhns			rjk@grauel.com
PO Box 6249
100 Sawmill Road
Lafayette, IN  47903
(317)477-6000 x319


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