Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 21:04:58 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> To: n.winklareth@omnimark.com (Norbert Winklareth) Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: JAZ or ZIP Drive Support Message-ID: <199608200404.VAA06491@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> In-Reply-To: <199608200156.VAA01196@clavicle.hekla.exoterica.com.> from Norbert Winklareth at "Aug 19, 96 09:56:23 pm"
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> > Hello, > > 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? Both are reported to work. > 2) Is there a recommendation for against either one? Not that I have seen. > 3) Should I get a DAT drive instead? Yes. Backing up a 4.2 GByte disk to a 1G Jaz drive using $100/GB media is going to get expensive very quickly if you use cyclic backups and want to retain more than a few weeks of backup. A 4G native/8G compressed drive can hold all your data on 1 tape costing < $25.00. -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Reliable computers for FreeBSD
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