Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 22:59:37 -0700 From: "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" <michaelv@HeadCandy.com> To: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@freefall.freebsd.org> Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au (Michael Smith), jcald@orbit1i.nesdis.noaa.gov, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Looking for help selecting tape device Message-ID: <199605170559.WAA15950@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of Thu, 16 May 96 18:18:02 -0700. <199605170118.SAA23324@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>> 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.
Since when can you get SCSI tape drives for the same price as cheap
floppy-controller tape drivers? I've yet to see one even close...
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