>>I would like to get a tape drive for a 486/50 which can read and write
>>SPARC 150 MB tapes. Is there such a thing? If so, a name and model
>>number would be good. Perhaps even a cool ultra-cheap discount
>>mail-order place that sells them. Any experiences are also
>>interesting.
>
>Well I connected a SPARC 150MB external streamer (archive viper 150) to my PC
>via an Adaptec 1542B SCSI controller and can extract data of the tape using
>ASPITAR or SYTOS.
>
>Davei
Thanks, thats something I was wondering about as well. A couple of questions though.
What does "archive viper 150" mean? I am only aware of one 150MB external tape drive sold by Sun and I am not familiar with this phrase. Also, what are ASPITAR ans SYTOS?
I am also interested in the same thing as the original poster, but the Sun tape drive is a little expensive (the last list price I saw was 1200 pounds sterling). Anybody know of anything considerably cheaper???