Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 15:21:23 +0000 From: "Duncan Barclay" <dmlb@ragnet.demon.co.uk> To: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Exabyte 8200 Message-ID: <199810021421.HAA01170@mailgate.cadence.com> In-Reply-To: <199810021355.IAA00235@nospam.hiwaay.net> References: Message from Duncan Barclay <dmlb@ragnet.demon.co.uk> of "Thu, 01 Oct 1998 20:57:30 BST." <XFMail.981001205730.dmlb@computer.my.domain>
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> Duncan Barclay writes: > > 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. > > Big LCD display, full width of the 5-1/4" drive, at least 2 lines > high? Believe that is a Cybernetic Microsystems (?) model. > Compression and the LCD display are handled by a custom CPU between > the external SCSI bus and the internal exabyte SCSI. Sounds about right. There is a daughter board sitting on the SCSI connector of the 8200. > The company I'm thinking of advertises heavily in NASA Tech Briefs > and other odd places. Think they have a web site too but I'm offline > right now and can't go find it. I'll try and find it. > As I recal, the only real problem with a Cybernetic tape drive is > the compression is vendor unique. Doesn't matter as it's for home use. And I only need to back up a gigabyte or so. Thanks Duncan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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