From owner-freebsd-hardware Fri May 17 03:25:37 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id DAA05974 for hardware-outgoing; Fri, 17 May 1996 03:25:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from jmb@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id DAA05968; Fri, 17 May 1996 03:25:35 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" Message-Id: <199605171025.DAA05968@freefall.freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Looking for help selecting tape device To: stesin@elvisti.kiev.ua (Andrew V. Stesin) Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 03:25:34 -0700 (PDT) Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, jcald@orbit1i.NESDIS.NOAA.GOV, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: <199605170710.KAA22406@office.elvisti.kiev.ua> from "Andrew V. Stesin" at May 17, 96 10:10:27 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Andrew V. Stesin wrote: > > Hello Jonatan, > > # 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. > > I was always under impression that Colorado is crap... > > # get yourself a nice scsi tape unit 1.3GB native for the same price. > > Can you recommend some one-two reliable brands (exact unit models)? Archive Anaconda 1.3GB SCSI-2 QIC tape drive. http://www.corpsys.com/ corporate systems center 1294 hammerwood ave. sunnyvale ca 94089 usa 408-743-8710 (voice) 408-745-1816 (fax) jmb -- Jonathan M. Bresler FreeBSD Postmaster jmb@FreeBSD.ORG FreeBSD--4.4BSD Unix for PC clones, source included. http://www.freebsd.org/