From owner-freebsd-hardware Mon Feb 9 21:38:38 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA18753 for hardware-outgoing; Mon, 9 Feb 1998 21:38:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from MindBender.serv.net (mindbender.serv.net [205.153.153.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA18743 for ; Mon, 9 Feb 1998 21:38:30 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from michaelv@MindBender.serv.net) Received: from localhost.HeadCandy.com (localhost.HeadCandy.com [127.0.0.1]) by MindBender.serv.net (8.8.8/8.7.3) with SMTP id VAA18331; Mon, 9 Feb 1998 21:38:26 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199802100538.VAA18331@MindBender.serv.net> X-Authentication-Warning: MindBender.serv.net: localhost.HeadCandy.com [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol To: Jamie Clark cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Exabyte Enspire NS8? Was: Q: Opinions on which Tape Drive to Buy? In-reply-to: Your message of Mon, 09 Feb 98 23:26:49 -0500. <34DFD709.4BFC85B6@erinet.com> Date: Mon, 09 Feb 1998 21:38:26 -0800 From: "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >After looking at the Exabyte site, their Enspire NS8 (or Eagle NS8 >part-no. NS8-DSU-000) looks attractive. It's a TR-4 Travan (QIC 3095) >drive with 3 year limited warranty. What experience have you had with >this Tape drive in FreeBSD-stable? Avoid travan drives. Expensive tapes. Cheap, slower, less durable drives (versus DAT). Of course, it's your choice... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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