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- From: jalsop@seachg.uucp (John Alsop)
- Subject: Re: Dual DOS/UNIX tape backup
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.171835.7772@seachg.uucp>
- Reply-To: jalsop@seachg.UUCP (John Alsop)
- Organization: Sea Change Corporation, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
- References: <9212150715.AA13753@forte.shc.uiowa.edu>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 92 17:18:35 GMT
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- In article <9212150715.AA13753@forte.shc.uiowa.edu> zubla@shc.uiowa.edu (Samuel Spade) writes:
- >
- > I am looking for a backup system that will work for a dual boot DOS/UNIX
- >i486 pc clone. This is for my home/school computer, so money is a constraint.
- > .......................
- >Oh, yes - I have been considering switching/adding SCSI. One of my systems
- >friends says that this will not help my tape backup problem. He stated that,
- >sure, SCSI is supposed to be able to handle 7 devices, but that almost every
- >manufacturer implements SCSI in a slightly different way. So I should not
- >think that I will automatically end up with a controller that will drive a
- >HD and a tape drive. In any case, SCSI is not a driving factor in my decision
- >making process - it is just another option. (Obviously I need more space
- >for UNIX. I'm just trying to decide if I should make my next HD a SCSI - if
- >I can stand the financial pain).
- >
- > I would like some advice on brands to look for. Also any advice or
- >comments you care to share. I'm lost without your help. Thanks!
-
- I humbly suggest that you take a look at our SCSI Navigator product. It
- works with Adaptec SCSI controllers, and lets you backup both DOS and UNIX
- partitions to a SCSI tape drive. Also provides many other functions too
- numerous to mention.
-
- Send e-mail for more information.
-
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- John Alsop
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