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Date:      Fri, 11 Jun 1999 15:34:10 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Joe Gilbert <joe@zyan.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: supported tape drives
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9906111533100.21365-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <4.1.19990610182337.00ab3100@mail.ienet.com>

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On Thu, 10 Jun 1999, Joe Gilbert wrote:

> What tape drives does FreeBSD have supported drivers for?  i am looking in
> to creating a backup solution and was wondering where I could find a list
> or information about what tape drive we can use.

Just about any SCSI tape is supported.  Some support for ATAPI tapes is
available, but frankly I don't recommend or suggest using devices that
typically are designed for cost savings and not reliability, as most ATAPI
devices are.

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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