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From: barrett@pamsrc.enet.dec.com (Keith Barrett)
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Subject: SCSI tape drive help
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Date: 22 Feb 93 21:19:09 GMT
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Reply-To: barrett@pamsrc.enet.dec.com
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I scanned this newsgroup, and while I found a few people asking the
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same questions I'm about to ask, there were no real answers (probably
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because most asked for email responses).
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I want to get a SCSI tape drive (QIC-150 or QIC-250) that supports
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reading and writing 150 meg tapes. I will be exchanging between Linux
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and other UNIX workstations (the tapes are the 6150, 6250 kind, approximate
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dimentions are 4x6x1). It would be real nice if the same drive supported 250
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meg tapes also.
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Cost must be <= about $800. ARCHIVE VIPERS tend to be very expensive.
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I've seen WANGTEK mentioned. Could anyone offer information, advice,
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suggestions, etc?
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Also, I already have a CIPHER 150 meg SCSI tape drive. Could I get this
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to work with LINUX? DOS? If so, how?
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I'd also like to ensure (as best as possible) that the drive also
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works with Windows-NT and DOS.
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Please email me at the address below. If I get enough information, I'll
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post a summary.
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I think we need a TAPE DRIVE FAQ. :-)
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Thanks!!!
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Keith Barrett
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barrett@pamsrc.enet.dec.com
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P.S. The drive will be used on a modern ADAPTEC controller
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From: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@athena.mit.edu>
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Subject: Re: SCSI tape drive help
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Date: 23 Feb 1993 11:56:51 -0500
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Reply-To: tytso@athena.mit.edu
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From: barrett@pamsrc.enet.dec.com (Keith Barrett)
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Date: 22 Feb 93 21:19:09 GMT
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I want to get a SCSI tape drive (QIC-150 or QIC-250) that supports
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reading and writing 150 meg tapes. I will be exchanging between Linux
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and other UNIX workstations (the tapes are the 6150, 6250 kind, approximate
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dimentions are 4x6x1). It would be real nice if the same drive supported 250
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meg tapes also.
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A drive which support QIC-150 tapes will also support the 6250 tapes ---
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the format is the same, just the tape is longer.
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I've found refurbished, or new-but-taken-out-of-PS/2 Tandburg 3660 tape
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drives at PC computer trade shows for $150-$175. They're not "new", but
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most of them either haven't been used much if at all. The one catch is
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that your warranty is whatever the salvage dealer is willing to give
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you. I got a 60 day warranty with mine. It worked perfectly the first
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time I hooked it up to my Adaptec 1542B. (Ironic, isn't it? The
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controller ended up costing me more than the tape drive! :-)
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These PC computer trade shows run approximately once a month in the
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Boston area, and there are usually several salvage dealers that show up
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at these shows. If you're in the Boston area, and you want to find out
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when the next one of these shows are; let me know. The next time I get
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a postcard from these folks, I'll send you email.....
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- Ted
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