From owner-freebsd-isp Thu Jan 22 07:58:45 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id HAA25074 for freebsd-isp-outgoing; Thu, 22 Jan 1998 07:58:45 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from wicked.eaznet.com (wicked.eaznet.com [209.75.156.5]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id HAA25066 for ; Thu, 22 Jan 1998 07:58:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from eddie@eaznet.com) Received: from eaznet.com (as1-44.eaznet.com [209.75.156.248]) by wicked.eaznet.com (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id JAA03897; Thu, 22 Jan 1998 09:00:22 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <34C76CEB.225C57A8@eaznet.com> Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 08:59:39 -0700 From: Eddie Fry X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (WinNT; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: lamaster@george.arc.nasa.gov CC: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SCSI backup tape drive recommendations (again) References: <199801212241.OAA01034@george.arc.nasa.gov> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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