Date: Mon, 09 Feb 1998 21:37:24 -0800 From: "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" <michaelv@MindBender.serv.net> To: Jamie Clark <jamie@erinet.com> Cc: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net>, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Q: Opinions on which Tape Drive to Buy? Message-ID: <199802100537.VAA18273@MindBender.serv.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of Mon, 09 Feb 98 23:03:54 -0500. <34DFD1A9.E84F411@erinet.com>
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>David Kelly wrote: >> http://www.basoncomputer.com was advertising an Archive 4326 for $399. >> Not sure if that price was updated on their web page or not. >It's listed as a Conner 4326 for $399. Is DDS-2? I can't find out any Yes, this drive is DDS-2. >product specifications via the net. The Conner site is seagate and the only >tape drives they offer info on is the retail. None of the Conner line is Did you check out the tape support section? Try http://www.seagate.com/support/tape/tapeinfo/w4m_med.shtml >available. I'm wandering about compatible SCSI cards, software to drive it >in Windoze 95, is one tape included, the which 3M tape do I buy, error rate, >MTBF If it's a standard SCSI tape drive (which any modern DAT drive would be), there is no such thing as "compatible SCSI cards". You need to worry more about which SCSI cards are compatible with FreeBSD. Any DDS-2-certified tapes will work. A refurbished drive will probably not come with anything other than the drive (no free tape, no manual, no cable, no power cord, etc.). I don't think Win95 has a SCSI backup program, but Windows NT does. Win98 beta supposedly does, also. You can buy backup software for Win95 for ~$75 (Seagate Backup Exec or something like that). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael L. VanLoon mvanloon@exmsft.com michaelv@MindBender.serv.net Contract software development for Windows NT, Windows 95 and Unix. Windows NT and Unix server development in C++ and C. --< Free your mind and your machine -- NetBSD free un*x >-- NetBSD working ports: 386+PC, Mac 68k, Amiga, Atari 68k, HP300, Sun3, Sun4/4c/4m, DEC MIPS, DEC Alpha, PC532, VAX, MVME68k, arm32... NetBSD ports in progress: PICA, others... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe hardware" in the body of the message
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