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abaliun@ripco.com writes:

>In <3k8t2p$egr@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk>, tjrc1@mole.bio.cam.ac.uk (Tim Cutts) writes:
>>alex@mercer.demon.co.uk (Alex Chapman) writes:
>>
>>
>>I would seriously recommend going for SCSI, rather than a parallel
>>solution.  The main reason?  Your tape drive will be useable on any
>>other machine that supports SCSI in the future as well!
>>
>>I use a Sankyo CP150 SCSI QIC150 drive in my PC.  I use GNU tar to
>>backup my HPFS and FAT partitions.  I also use GNU tar for Unix to
>>back up my Unix partitions.  A very flexible solution, although not
>>too hot on the ease-of-use front, though I suppose the invocation:
>>
>   I agree with you completely.  Scsi is the ONLY way to go.  I have a CMS Jumbo
>250 (I am looking to replace it).  What is the size of your tape drive?  (also, do
>you need specific drivers for the drive, or do the drivers for your scsi card
>handle everything?)  I am looking for a drive that handles 150-300 meg 
>uncompressed.   How much was your drive?  (or can you recommend one for
>me.  It doesn't need to be fast.)

I use DC6250 tapes (250Mb uncompressed).  Officially the drive is a
150Mb drive, so I don't know what happens if you try to go over that,
but since all my partitions are <150Mb that doesn't matter.  I bought
the drive second-hand, so I'm afraid I don't know how much they are
new.  Not much, since the SCSI world mostly uses the higher capacity
Exabyte and DAT tapes these days.

Tim.