🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <1993Jan20.224330.21004@umr.edu>, mcastle@cs.umr.edu (Michael R Castle) writes:
|> 
|> With all this discussion regarding the Colorado Jumbo 250 (and my recent
|> interest in getting one), I talked with a friend of mine who has one.  
|> This is what he had to say:
|> 
|> 
|> +> I'm also considering buying a CMS Jumbo 250.  Cheapest I've found so far
|> +> is $239 (from Computer Shopper).  Have you seen any better deals?  Your
|> +> tape drive is a CMS isn't it?  Have you had any problems with it?
|> +
|> +    A mighty cool tape drive if I don't say so myself.  The CMS Jumbo
|> +250 is exactly what I have.  I've seen several of them at work too.
|> +Actually the machine I used this xmas break has one that is used *daily*
|> +to do incremental backups.  It's done about a year's worth, with *no*
|> +problems.  I've also had absolute no problems with mine.  The CMS Jumbo
|> +250 and 3M DC2120's are the perfect match.  *HIGHLY RECOMMENDED*  And
|> +the $239 is the cheapest I've seen also.
|> 
|> Well, I'll be ordering mine soon!!!
|> 
|> regards,
|> mrc
|> (I since found one for $235 in pc-mag)
|> 

I just got a Colorado Jumbo 250.  The drive runs fine, but let me tell you 
about some problems with the software.  I got mine and I started to run
it under Win 3.1 enhanced mode.  Well the software that came with it Ver2.54
was supposed to run under windows, kept on telling me there was a controller
problem.  Running under DOS or Win3.1 standard mode the thing worked.

My version of Norton Backup for Windows didn't work to well either in 386 
ehanced mode.

When you get the drive, check the software version, you can pickup 3.03 at
wuarchive under msdos/dskutl/jumbo303.zip.

If you have problems with Norton Backup get the real version by doing an
Alt-F10 and going to the bottom of the list.  You will need this version
and the ROM version from the drive.  They will look it up in their list and
tell you you need a new version.

The drive is a good drive, the software will drive you crazy.

Michael B.

-- 
Michael Browner     		browner@sun1.interlan.com or
(305) 846-6848                  browner@rd1.interlan.com
Racal-Milgo, MS E-112, 
P.O.Box 407044, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33340