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I've recently seen Archive XL catridge tape drives advertised in the
low $300 range.  From what I can gather, the characteristics of these
drives are:

	- 40M capacity on QIC-40 tapes
	- Comes in XT and AT versions
	- Uses the floppy controller

I am assuming that the XT version has an interface similar to the 360K
5" floppy and the AT version has an interface similar to 1.2M 5" or 8"
floppies.  I would like to use this drive with my Z100, which has 8"
floppy capability.  I have no problem with hacking up a cable to connect
my controller to the drive.

Is anybody using either version of this tape drive?  Does it stream?
What software are you using with it?  Have you found a good
(inexpensive) source of tapes?  A similar drive from Cipher that I
worked with a few years ago looked to the controller like 3 floppy
drives.  What does the Archive XL look like to the controller?

Please mail me your experiences.  I often don't have time to stay caught
up with comp.sys.ibm.pc!  I will post a summary in a couple weeks.

Thanks!
Paul Allen   paula@boeing.com    ...!uw-beaver!ssc-vax!bcsaic!paula

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