Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 22:59:45 -0400 (EDT) From: "Christopher R. Bowman" <crb@ChrisBowman.com> To: Emmanuel Gravel <egravel@elr346.ateng.az.honeywell.com> Cc: scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Jaz or SyJet as backup drive Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980518225513.294B-100000@quark.ChrisBowman.com> In-Reply-To: <35600E72.504CE9E4@elr346.ateng.az.honeywell.com>
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On Mon, 18 May 1998, Emmanuel Gravel wrote: >Has anyone used a Jaz or SyJet drive as a backup device (instead of >a tape drive)? This is an option I'm considering, understanding the >lowering costs of both drive and media of these devices, and the >close-to-harddrive speeds they have. I'm wondering if the software >can use them effectively. > >Thanks! > >Emmanuel Gravel >egravel@elr346.ateng.az.honeywell.com I used to use a syjet, but I found that the drive was not particularlly tollerant of the heat that builds up in my fairly loaded case, and thus I don't use it for anything any more, since I have not been able to find muffin fans here in Washington DC. (I some one local has a suggestion I would love to hear). At about $60 per cartridge they are pretty expensive. You might want to wait for the Castlewood systems Orb which should have large cartridges at about half the price. --------- Christopher R. Bowman crb@ChrisBowman.com <A HREF="http://www.ChrisBowman.com">My home page</A> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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