Date: Tue, 5 Sep 1995 23:37:27 -0400 (EDT) From: John Brann <jbrann@panix.com> To: tony@thing.sunquest.com (Tony Jones) Cc: hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Tape drive recommendation Message-ID: <199509060337.XAA19092@panix2.panix.com> In-Reply-To: <9509052147.AA04787@thing.sunquest.com> from "Tony Jones" at Sep 5, 95 02:47:08 pm
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> I'm looking for recommendations on tape drives that work well with FreeBSD
> (2.0.5) - primarily for system backups.
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> I'd like a 2GB SCSI 4mm DAT but due to their cost, I was considering some of
> the cheaper PC specific alternatives (which I don't know much about - is there
> support for the high capacity QIC type devices, are they a good choice etc etc)
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> Appreciate any comments/advice ?
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> tony
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> (If anyone knows of any screaming deals on _good_ 4mm DAT drives - let me know)
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I recently bought a Conner SCSI 2Gb QIC drive. It wasn't too expensive
(I forget how much, $250?) and works fine. The tapes are damned expensive,
though!
jb
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"That was inedible muck, and there wasn't enough of it."
Sir Henry Rawlinson.
John Brann -- jbrann@panix.com jbrann@newparadigm.com
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