Re: tape drive opinions

[Brian Carroll <carroll_(_at_)_ultdev_(_dot_)_chess_(_dot_)_cornell_(_dot_)_edu>]

OnStream makes a 50GB cartridge drive for ~$700 but according to their web
page Unix support is a work in progress.  Anyone have experience with
these?

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Brian Carroll
carroll_(_at_)_mail_(_dot_)_chess_(_dot_)_cornell_(_dot_)_edu


On Wed, 14 Apr 1999, Chris Cappuccio wrote:

> At work, I'm using a 50GB Seagate AIT drive which I bought used, it works
> great!
> 
> It's actually 25GB uncompressed, ... OpenBSD 2.4 and the latest beta work
> great using the AIT drive and an adaptec 2940UW. 
> 
> I would imagine that the advansys controllers work as well if not better!
> 
> Also there are some newer drives which want something like $700 for this same
> capacity.  I don't remember the name of them but if you search on various
> sites like buy.com you will run into it..the name starts with an O...???
> 
> On Wed, 14 Apr 1999, Brian Carroll wrote:
> 
>  | 
>  | 	I'm going to be needing a large (24 gig at least) tape drive to
>  | backup my openbsd 2.4 i386 and I'm wondering what others are using and are
>  | happy with.  I'll probably go with DAT because DLT is a little too 
>  | expensive.
>  | 
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>  | Brian Carroll
>  | carroll_(_at_)_mail_(_dot_)_chess_(_dot_)_cornell_(_dot_)_edu
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>  | 
>  | 
> 
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