Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 08:02:41 -0400 From: Matthew Hunt <hunt@mph124.rh.psu.edu> To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: Jim Marker <jemstone@ifx.net>, "FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Any SCSI Tape Drive OK? Message-ID: <19970926080241.21509@mph124.rh.psu.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970925223446.14484B-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>; from Doug White on Thu, Sep 25, 1997 at 10:35:27PM -0700 References: <342ACB4E.8422379D@ifx.net> <Pine.BSF.3.96.970925223446.14484B-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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On Thu, Sep 25, 1997 at 10:35:27PM -0700, Doug White wrote: > > I am considering buying a Seagate 4-8 Gig Tape Drive for my FreeBSD > > system. Any opinions? It is very inexpensive ($409) compared to the > > other 4-8 Gig Drives out there. > > Question is, what does this interface to? If it is SCSI, then that is > pretty cool; I bet it goes on the floppy tape or IDE controllers, in which > case it isn't supported. I bet it doesn't, in which case it is. It looks like the external SCSI version of the TR-4 drive. I have the internal SCSI version (which sells for about $360, as does the internal IDE version). Assuming I've ID'd it right (the original poster should have mentioned the model number) there are no problems using it with FreeBSD. Note that media for the drive are pricy, in excess of $30 per 4GB native tape. But it seems like a nice deal if you'll only need a few tapes. -- Matthew Hunt <mph@pobox.com> * Think locally, act globally. finger hunt@mph124.rh.psu.edu for PGP public key.
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