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From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb>
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Subject: Re: Looking for help selecting tape device
To: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au (Michael Smith)
Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 18:18:02 -0700 (PDT)
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In-Reply-To: <199605162357.JAA06978@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> from "Michael Smith" at May 17, 96 09:27:01 am
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Michael Smith wrote:
> 
> Jody B. Caldwell stands accused of saying:
> 
> > I have FreeBSD running on a 386 and I am trying to get a tape backup
> > device that will work with it.  I tried the Colorada Backup (HP)
> > T1000 with no luck.  Does anyone out there know what I should get.
> > I want to implement regular scheduled backups to this device.
> 
> What's wrong with the T1000?  I seem to recall that people have been
> using them OK - I'd check the mailing list archives for references 
> before giving up hope.

	the HP Colorado T1000 comes in two flavors:  floppy and parallel.
	capacity is 400MB native, 800MB (approx) compressed.  thruput 
	will be *slow*.  unless you have no other choice, you  dont want 
	this device.

	get yourself a nice scsi tape unit 1.3GB native for the same price.

jmb
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