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- From: wiegand@rtsg.mot.com (Robert Wiegand)
- Subject: Re: Irwin Tape Drives
- Message-ID: <wiegand.712441478@lido16>
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- Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
- References: <JOHNB.92Jul29133945@kea.am.dsir.govt.nz>
- Distribution: comp.os.os2.misc
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 20:24:38 GMT
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- johnb@am.dsir.govt.nz (John Burnell) writes:
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- >The Irwin tape drives are supposed to support OS/2 through EZTape PM. Does
- >anyone have any experience with these drives? Does EZTape run under V2.0? How
- >much does it cost?
-
- Last time I checked EZTape for OS/2 2.0 wasn't out yet. I haven't checked
- lately.
-
- >I am considering purchasing one of these drives when I visit the States next
- >month, and would like to get some information about them. I have seen the
- >250MB Accutrak+ advertised for around $300. Does this include the controllers
- >etc required to operate the drive?
-
- The latest version doesn't require a controller. It works off the floppy
- controller, even with two floppy drives installed. I believe the "+"
- version is the drive with the EZTape Windows software. I think the
- normal version will be what you want.
-
- >Thanks in advance for any help
- >John Burnell
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- Robert Wiegand - Motorola Inc.
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- Disclamer: I didn't do it - I was somewhere else at the time.
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