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- From: ben@yenta.alb.nm.us (Ben Klausner)
- Newsgroups: alt.msdos.programmer
- Subject: Re: Exabyte users?
- Message-ID: <1992Aug14.184156.9144@yenta.alb.nm.us>
- Date: 14 Aug 92 18:41:56 GMT
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- vince@chiton.ucsd.edu (Vince Pavlicek) writes:
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- > I am looking for detailed information about operating an
- >Exabyte 8500 8mm tape drive under DOS. Anyone ever done that?
- >What SCSI interface/SCSI chip was involved?
- >What data rate could you attain?
- >What driver did you use?
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- Allegedly, the following programs can be used to talk to an Exabyte tape
- from a SCSI card (such as the IN-2000) under DOS:
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- Backit fro Gazelle
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- Systos +
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- Novaback from Novastor (or vice versa)
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- I have'nt tried any of these, but am about to take the plunge myself and
- would also be interested in additional information.
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