From owner-freebsd-hardware Fri May 17 03:22:36 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id DAA05829 for hardware-outgoing; Fri, 17 May 1996 03:22:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from jmb@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id DAA05817; Fri, 17 May 1996 03:22:34 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" Message-Id: <199605171022.DAA05817@freefall.freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Looking for help selecting tape device To: michaelv@HeadCandy.com (Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com) Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 03:22:34 -0700 (PDT) Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, jcald@orbit1i.nesdis.noaa.gov, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199605170559.WAA15950@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> from "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" at May 16, 96 10:59:37 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com wrote: > > > >> 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... since several months ago. the HP Colorado T1000 cost about $200US the archive anaconda 1.3GB QIC scsi drive costs $195US http://www.corpsys.com/ i hvae some detailed info available on the drive. jmb -- Jonathan M. Bresler FreeBSD Postmaster jmb@FreeBSD.ORG FreeBSD--4.4BSD Unix for PC clones, source included. http://www.freebsd.org/