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From: John Dyson <dysonj@delphi.com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: DAT drives with FreeBSD?
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 94 21:17:32 -0500
Organization: Delphi (info@delphi.com email, 800-695-4005 voice)
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X-To: Heikki Suonsivu <hsu@cs.hut.fi>

Heikki Suonsivu <hsu@cs.hut.fi> writes:
 
>Has anyone got experience on attaching WangTek 3300D or 3400DC to a FreeBSD
>system (1.1*).  The 3400DC is the compressing one.  The controller is
>Buslogic 445S (VLB)?  How about HP DDS-2 drives?  Are there special tricks
>needed for the installation or enabling the compression?
 
I just installed the 3400 on a FreeBSD system using the BL747S.  It is
really great (super file-mark seek time.)  Really-really nice.  I want one
for myself now!!!  The compression comes enabled by default (jumper
selectable.)  For what I had tested -- really supurb!
 
John
dyson@implode.root.com