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Wojciech Puchar ha scritto:
>> Hello.
>> Has anyone been using the above (either USB or SATA)?
>> Do they work with FreeBSD?
> 
> i don't see a reason it should not.

Although they are HD, they are sold as tape replacement.
I was told they are seen as tapes and last time I checked only SCSI 
tapes were supported by FreeBSD.

The whole thing might however not hold and they could be seen for what 
they are: just hard disks.

This is another good question...




> anyway - it's cardridges are more expensive than ordinary hard disks - 
> doesn't make sense.

On the cost you are right; they justify this with higher reliability.
Whether this is true or not, I don't know.


  bye & Thanks
	av.