DAT drive that reads & writes audio?

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2 total messages Started by Kyler Laird Tue, 02 Jan 1996 20:25

Author: Kyler Laird
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 1996 20:25

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[This *should* be a FAQ.  If there's a canned answer for it, I'd
appreciate a pointer.  I didn't see a SCSI FAQ in news.answers or
comp.periphs.scsi.]

I'm getting ready to purchase a DAT drive.  The last one I bought
(years ago) was an Archive Python.  It was a real pain to deal
with, but when Sytos supported it, it worked well (until it died
recently).

I'm now considering an HP for no reason other than I think I
recall it being supported by gnutar under OS/2.  It would be
great if I could get a drive that would let me read and write
audio.  I don't know where to look for this, though.  Most of
the places I called (from Computer Shopper) that advertised DAT
drives asked questions like "What's D-A-T stand for?"  (The
other companies never had people available to talk to me.)

So...any advice?

Thanks.

--kyler

P.S.  This is for a system running OS/2 Warp Connect.  I have
some Adaptec ISA and PCI SCSI adapters, but I'd be willing to
buy another if necessary.

Re: DAT drive that reads & writes audio?

Author: Andrew McElroy
Date: Sat, 06 Jan 1996 18:01

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In <4cc4bq$dch@mozo.cc.purdue.edu>, laird@coastal.ecn.purdue.edu (Kyler Laird) writes:

>I'm now considering an HP for no reason other than I think I
>recall it being supported by gnutar under OS/2.  It would be
>great if I could get a drive that would let me read and write
>audio.  I don't know where to look for this, though.  Most of
>the places I called (from Computer Shopper) that advertised DAT
>drives asked questions like "What's D-A-T stand for?"  (The
>other companies never had people available to talk to me.)

My advice is plan on using it just for computer storage.  In MONTHS of
watching comp.periphs.scsi, the closest thing I've seen is there is ONE
drive that purports to do this, and it's sold overseas.  Maybe in a few
years, the manufacturers will realize we'd like to do this, but for now,
it's effectively a no-go.

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