Re: Problem with Fastback II

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From: Sam Cramer
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 1989 19:38

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In article <6171@hubcap.clemson.edu>, mmccann@hubcap (Mike McCann) writes:
>As for how it performs under MultiFinder, FastbackII doesnt crash on me
>but when the tape is writing or reading my system freezes until the tape
>finishes (the tape drive is the Apple Tape Backup).  I enjoy FastbackII
>but.....

Just a guess, but this may be due to the fact that the tape drive does not
disconnect from the SCSI bus until the (lengthy) tape operation is
complete, denying the Mac access to the bus (which it would need to read
the disk).

Sam

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From: cramer@sun.com (Sam Cramer)
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Subject: Re: Problem with Fastback II
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Date: 5 Aug 89 19:38:56 GMT
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