Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 12:01:45 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Drifter <drifter@stratos.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Looking advice on SCSI tape drive Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971215120053.292v-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <199712142053.PAA00898@stratos.net>
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On Sun, 14 Dec 1997, Drifter wrote: > > Hi, > I am not ready to fork out a large amount of cash right now. But I > am interested in getting some advice in advance on what scsi DDS tape drives > will work with my Adaptech 1520 card. (SCSI II) > In a release notes file, I noticed that they said that > there was "weak support" for this card -- yet it works just fine with my > ZIP drive. Would I be looking for trouble if I got a DDS for that type. > In any case, I am looking for a replacement for my Iomega Ditto > Floppy Tape drive -- since apparently there is no driver for it and people > here, apparently, have some moral problems with floppy drives :) > BTW, I am using FreeBSD 2.2.5. > PS: Any advice an SCSI hard drives -- I am looking for the right > balance between size (500 MB minumum -- 2 GIG maximum) and price. Thanks The Connor tapes may interest you. We have a 4GB tape drive that works fine that was $399, I think. That was a couple of years ago. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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