Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 08:59:39 -0700 From: Eddie Fry <eddie@eaznet.com> To: lamaster@george.arc.nasa.gov Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SCSI backup tape drive recommendations (again) Message-ID: <34C76CEB.225C57A8@eaznet.com> References: <199801212241.OAA01034@george.arc.nasa.gov>
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I would recommend a 4mm DAT drive. They are reasonably priced and tape are around $10 each. They are very reliable (as tapes go). Eddie lamaster@george.arc.nasa.gov wrote: > A while back, after inquiring on list or another, I was convinced > that almost any SCSI tape drive would work on FreeBSD using backup. > So, I went shopping, and bought a Conner QIC-Wide (3080XLT tapes, > 2 GB uncompressed, drive supports compression but I have not tried > with FreeBSD) from a surplus/discount place for a steal. > > Sure enough, it works fine. However, at the time, I didn't realize > that the type of tape apparently is an oddball size. Now, the tapes > are very scarce and expensive... > > So, that leads me back to the question of what, if any, *reasonably > priced* SCSI backup tape drives and formats are recommended in the > 2+ GB range. Requirements: restores usually work, moderately > reliable, inexpensive, media relatively inexpensive. I just need > to backup a few GB of irreplaceable stuff reliably and don't want, > need, and can't afford, the really good stuff, e.g. DLT. > > Hugh LaMaster, M/S 258-5, ASCII Email: hlamaster@mail.arc.nasa.gov > NASA Ames Research Center Or: lamaster@nas.nasa.gov > Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000 No Junkmail: USC 18 section 2701 > Phone: 415/604-1056 Disclaimer: Unofficial, personal *opinion*. -- Eddie Fry eddie@eaznet.com EAZNet Internet Services http://www.eaznet.com 220 West 7th Street (520) 348-0292 Safford, AZ 85546 EAZing you into the future... There is only one success -- to be able to spend your life in your own way. -Christopher Morley
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