Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1998 12:08:53 -0500 From: "Steve Friedrich" <SteveFriedrich@Hot-Shot.com> To: "Paul T. Root" <proot@horton.iaces.com>, "Questions FreeBSD" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: SparQ drive Message-ID: <199811061710.MAA18939@laker.net>
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On Fri, 6 Nov 1998 07:39:27 -0600 (CST), Paul T. Root wrote: >> > >> > BTW, I just read today that SyQuest filed chapter 11... >> >> Eek... stuck with Iomega.... <shudder> > >We have several SyJet's at work (as well as a couple of the old >EZ135s). I've been wanting one at home, but haven't wanted to >pay the $299. I'm wondering if The SyJet can read a SparQ cartridge? >That would make hiway-net ;-) transfers home very easy. I'm pretty sure the SparQ carts won't work in a SyJet. The SparQ carts can be had for less than $33/1GB and the SyJet carts are around $117/1.5GB. The SyJet drive is not available as EIDE, the SparQ is not available as SCSI. The cost difference between the two drives has been around $100. Of course, carts may be hard to come by if Syquest folds and isn't picked up by somebody (is Western Digital listening??) >> > I hope they recover. I like their drives MUCH better than Iomega... > >I agree. The only problem we have with the SyJet cartridges is infant >mortality. And that's only about 1 in 20. > >> Can I use an EIDE device on my FreeBSD 2.2.7 system (any special >> patches/drivers out there?), can I use an EIDE device in 3.0, or should I >> go through the trouble of returnign the thing in exchange for an external >> SCSI version (I already have a SCSI adapter in the system)? > >What's the cost difference? SCSI is going to have better performance. But >I'd be interested in the answer too. If the cartridge can be read by >the SyJet. Download the 3.0R boot floppy and boot it and see if it recognizes the drive?? Unix systems measure "uptime" in years, Winblows measures it in minutes. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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