From owner-freebsd-scsi Thu Dec 31 11:01:10 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id LAA04771 for freebsd-scsi-outgoing; Thu, 31 Dec 1998 11:01:10 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from misery.sdf.com (misery.sdf.com [204.244.213.49]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id LAA04744 for ; Thu, 31 Dec 1998 11:01:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tom@sdf.com) Received: from tom by misery.sdf.com with esmtp (Exim 1.82 #3) id 0zvmQz-00043g-00; Thu, 31 Dec 1998 10:02:57 -0800 Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 10:02:55 -0800 (PST) From: Tom To: "Louis A. Mamakos" cc: Joerg Wunsch , scsi@FreeBSD.ORG, Chris Timmons Subject: Re: DDS alternative In-Reply-To: <199812311825.NAA38381@whizzo.transsys.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Thu, 31 Dec 1998, Louis A. Mamakos wrote: > > As Chris Timmons wrote: > > > > > What sort of FreeBSD compatible HW do you recommend in lieue of DDS > > > tape? > > Just to chime in on the other side, I've been using DAT tapes for quite a > few years, starting with an Archive Python DDS-1 drive and lately with a > DDS-2 Archive/Seagate 4 slot changer. These drives have proven to be > reliable for me in a fairly light duty cycle application. I also just > picked up (at work) an HP DDS-3, 6 slot changer. This looks pretty > sweet, with DDS-3 giving you 12GB (about 24GB compressed capacity) per > tape. > > The media is pretty cost-effective, which you should be sure to take > into account when comparing the alternatives. You should also take into account the lifespan of the media. > Compared to the 8mm Exabyte 8200 and 8500 drives I used to use at work that > were nightmares, these things are a dream. > > louie > Tom To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message