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Article #3145Re: 8mm tape drives
From: Jeff E Mandel MD MS
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 1991 16:47
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 1991 16:47
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In article <1320@babcock.cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu> ab@cathedral.cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu (Alan Butcher) writes: >I am looking for recommendations/advice for an 8mm tape drive unit for a >couple of VAXserver 3600. It's does not appear that Digital offers >8mm for the VAXserver 3600. > >Which vendors are good? >Installation kits/hardware/instructions/any problems? >What is the software support? We run VAX/VMS and Ultrix. > I have been extremely happy with Trimarchi. I was an early user of the Exabyte unit, and had numerous problems due to bugs in the Exabyte controller. Trimarchi made certain I was a happy customer. I believe I have gone through 4 units, but am now fully functional. It is very nice to be able to do a full image backup of a 620 meg drive unattended, believe me. Jeff E Mandel MD MS Asst Professor of Anesthesiology Tulane University School of Medicine New Orleans, LA
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!wuarchive!rex!mandel@vax.anes.tulane.edu From: mandel@vax.anes.tulane.edu (Jeff E Mandel MD MS) Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec Subject: Re: 8mm tape drives Message-ID: <6198@rex.cs.tulane.edu> Date: 18 Feb 91 16:47:29 GMT References: <1320@babcock.cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu> Sender: news@rex.cs.tulane.edu Organization: Tulane University School of Medicine Lines: 20