Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1998 12:46:27 -0400 (EDT) From: Jamie Bowden <jamie@itribe.net> To: Duncan Barclay <dmlb@ragnet.demon.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Exabyte 8200 Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.96.981005124425.20253N-100000@animaniacs.itribe.net> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.981001205730.dmlb@computer.my.domain>
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On Thu, 1 Oct 1998, Duncan Barclay wrote: > Hi > > I've have just picked up a Exabyte 8200 from a fire sale at work (almost free). > This appears to be fine for use at home and as something is better than nothing > when it comes to backups. > > I wonder if anyone can help me out on working out how > to use it/point me to manuals? It seems to be working, although I haven't got > any tapes in it yet, it probes fine etc. > > The model I have has an LCD panel over the drive door. When the drive powers up > it asks me to select a compression mode, there is a small round button on the > LCD which toggles a little "C" on the LCD, next to a "2". There is also an > extra card plugged into the SCSI connector which I think controls the LCD. > > This model doesn'y seem to be a standard Exabyte model and markings on the > chassis don't tell me much. > > I'm going to try and get manuals from work (but they may be in the bin...) > > Any suggestions as to which brands of tape are good/bad etc. I only need to > back up a few hundred meg. on it at home (everything else is on CDs or CVSup!) Got a model # on the chassis anywhere? I have an 8505 with similar features, which is actually a Contemporary Cybernetics chassis built around an exabyte mechanism. Jamie Bowden -- Systems Administrator, iTRiBE.net If we've got to fight over grep, sign me up. But boggle can go. -Ted Faber (on Hasbro's request for removal of /usr/games/boggle) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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