Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1996 12:02:49 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: n.winklareth@omnimark.com (Norbert Winklareth) Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: JAZ or ZIP Drive Support Message-ID: <199608200232.MAA04290@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199608200156.VAA01196@clavicle.hekla.exoterica.com.> from "Norbert Winklareth" at Aug 19, 96 09:56:23 pm
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Norbert Winklareth stands accused of saying: > > I am in the process of putting together a system to run FreeBSD. Several > people have recommended that I purchase a JAZ or ZIP drive to do backups. > I am purchasing a SCSI based system, with 4.2 GBytes of Disk space. > > 1) Does FreeBSD support either of both of these drives? Yes, both. > 2) Is there a recommendation for against either one? Cost vs. capacity. The Jaz is expensive but bigger & faster. > 3) Should I get a DAT drive instead? Yes. Neither of the above are good candidates for backup devices; they're too small and not cost effective. A DAT unit will cost about as much as a Jaz drive, but media are much more cost effective (~$10 for a 2G tape vs. ~$125 for a 1G cartridge). > norbert winklareth -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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