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Article #7182 Gb cartridge tape drive
From: pwolfe
Date: Sun, 04 Dec 1988 18:57
Date: Sun, 04 Dec 1988 18:57
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I've recently received information about the EXABYTE EXB-8200 8mm cartridge tape subsystem, with which one may store up to 2 Gigabytes (2,000 Megabytes) on a single tape cartridge. Sounds very attractive for running unattended overnight backups. It includes an integrated SCSI controller and formatter, onboard error recovery, and 256 Kb buffer. The SCSI interface meets the ANSI X3.131-1986 specification. National Peripherals sells the EXB-8200 for about $4,000, including cables and desktop cabinet (it's a 5-1/4" form factor - maybe this fit inside the Sequent system cabinets?). This device is supposed to work with Sun workstations, so I assume device driver software already exists somewhere. Actually, I was wondering if any gurus out there could tell me: - how difficult is device driver software to work on? - can anybody relate any experiance with this particular device? - is Sequent's SCSI (ANSI X3.T9.2) capable of supporting this drive? - do you have any info on connecting SCSI peripherals to Sequents? Patrick Wolfe (pat@kai.com, kailand!pat) System Manager, Kuck and Associates, Inc.
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