Date: Sun, 31 Aug 1997 14:07:37 +0930 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Is this (SCSI) tape drive compatible with FreeBSD? Message-ID: <199708310437.OAA01253@word.smith.net.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 31 Aug 1997 14:02:46 %2B0930." <19970831140246.12132@lemis.com>
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> On Sun, Aug 31, 1997 at 01:37:47PM +0930, Mike Smith wrote: > >> The drives aren't *that* robust- I'd say an old 9 track is > >> more robust, mechanical, not vacuum. It's data density is very low though. > > > > I wasn't comparing them to a 1/2" transport, but rather to a 4mm or 8mm > > mechanism. You will note that, in fact, I specifically mentioned that > > the only commercially active 1/2" transport currently on the market > > (DLT) was probably *more* robust. > > DLT is 1/2"? News to me. And certainly DLT isn't what people think > of when you talk 1/2" tape. *chuckle* DLT is a direct descendant of the venerable TK-50. Take a look at one sometime. 8) > Greg mike
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