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From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>
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To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?S=F8ren?= Schmidt <sos@freebsd.dk>
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Subject: Re: wst driver status
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"Søren Schmidt" wrote:
> 
> It seems Wes Peters wrote:
> > How is the wst driver these days?  I've just noticed the OnStream ADR
> > drives, which support 15GB uncompressed on a single cartridge.  They
> > offer this system with an IDE interface at $299, and a SCSI-2 version
> > at $599.  I need a backup system and don't have SCSI in the machine,
> > so if there is any hope at all of having the IDE version work, I
> > think I'll grab one.
> >
> >       http://www.onstream.com/adr
> >
> > CDW and MicroWarehouse both have this in stock and shipping for the
> > advertised price, $299, so it appears to be real.  I didn't see any-
> > thing like technical information on their web site, but I've just
> > emailed their "System Builders" contact, Frank Woodward, about getting
> > detailed specs.
> 
> If it follows the ATAPI spec it should just work, but that remains to
> be tested. There is hope that I'll get my hands on one though, if
> that succeeds I'll make it work :)

If I buy one and it doesn't work, I'll be glad to send it to you along
with whatever doco I can get my hands on.  If you've got a channel to
get a free one, by all means don't let me stop you!  ;^)

-- 
       "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"

Wes Peters                                                 Softweyr LLC
http://www.softweyr.com/~softweyr                      wes@softweyr.com


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