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Re: good tape backup solution?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rich Shepard)
Thu Oct 22 14:36:50 1998
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 11:35:55 -0700 (PDT)
From: Rich Shepard <rshepard@appl-ecosys.com>
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On Thu, 22 Oct 1998, David E. Fox wrote:
> First off, is IDE tape worth considering? Right now I'm considering
> to go SCSI. DAT is way too expensive, but I'm looking at pcconnection
> now, and they've got an HP Surestore T4i (scsi) for $319, which
> fits my budget a little better.
Go with the scsi drive. A few months ago I switched from a floppy tape
to a scsi tape and the speed difference is impressive.
> Of course, I need a SCSI controller too. Which? Buslogic I've heard
> is OK, but I can't find it (at least not yet on pcconnection.com). The
> drive says it needs a "narrow interface" so I don't think I need any-
> thing fancy, like ultra wide, but PCI rather than ISA would be
> nice. Should I go with Adaptec? They seem rather ubiquitous.
Find yourself a copy of the Linux Journal. There's a company in Texas
(SSW?) which sells NCR adapters for about $64 including shipping. They
work just fine in my RH 5.1 system.
BTW, I have a Seagate TR-4 drive and I really like it. I also use BRU
2000 for backup software and it's working flawlessly for me.
Rich
Richard B. Shepard, Ph.D., President
Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc.
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