From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Feb 5 16:56:59 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id QAA13318 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 5 Feb 1996 16:56:59 -0800 (PST) Received: from Aspen.Woc.Atinc.COM (aspen.woc.atinc.com [198.138.38.205]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id QAA13302 for ; Mon, 5 Feb 1996 16:56:40 -0800 (PST) Received: (from jmb@localhost) by Aspen.Woc.Atinc.COM (8.6.12/8.6.9) id TAA14693; Mon, 5 Feb 1996 19:54:33 -0500 Date: Mon, 5 Feb 1996 19:54:32 -0500 (EST) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" X-Sender: jmb@Aspen.Woc.Atinc.COM To: Michael Smith cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, jbarrm@panix.com, questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: SCSI QIC (was Re: QIC-80 & 15 day return policy) In-Reply-To: <199602050254.NAA05962@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Mon, 5 Feb 1996, Michael Smith wrote: > Jonathan M. Bresler stands accused of saying: > > received a flyer in the mail from computer systems center for a > > Connor (nee Archive) Anaconda SCSI-II 1.3GB (native, 2.6GB compressed) QIC > > tape drive. these are no longer listed on the Connor home page > > (http://www.conner.com/products.html). $195 internal, $259 external. > > Hmm; I recall hearing someone a while back who was happy with theirs. > If it's a real Archive as opposed to a Conner then I'd give it a go > (especially if you can send it back if it sucks 8) i have decided to 'give it a go'. i have a 15 day evaluation period. the unit should arrive on thursday. called QIC to get the relevant specs. the unit uses dc9135 tapes from 3m aka QIC-136. more to come Jonathan M. Bresler FreeBSD Postmaster jmb@FreeBSD.ORG play go. ride bike. hack FreeBSD.--ah the good life i am moving to a new job. PLEASE USE: jmb@FreeBSD.ORG