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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!serv.hinet.net!news.uoregon.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!newsfeed.internetmci.com!solaris.cc.vt.edu!csugrad.cs.vt.edu!csugrad.cs.vt.edu!not-for-mail From: jaitken@csugrad.cs.vt.edu (Jeff Aitken) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Tape Backup Options Date: 12 May 1996 17:30:12 -0400 Organization: Virginia Tech Computer Science Dept, Blacksburg, VA Lines: 36 Message-ID: <4n5l94$rqq@csugrad.cs.vt.edu> Reply-To: jaitken@vt.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: csugrad.cs.vt.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] I need to get a tape drive to backup a number of FreeBSD machines. Unfortunately, my boss won't spring for another 8MM DAT, but he does seem willing to spend up to about $400. Browsing the WWW, I found the following tape drives which fit his budget and my capacity needs: MFG DESC PRICE ----- -------------------- ----- Conner Tapestor 4000 $345 Conner Tapestor 3200 Travan $259 CMS T1000 Tape Backup $155 However, I'm a novice when it comes to tape drives (I've only used an Exabyte 8MM DAT for backups thusfar), so I don't know exactly what some of this terminology means. For example, what does "Travan" mean? I gather it's fairly new, but I have no idea what it means. Perusing the FAQ at http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/ I found the following: > 4.8. What types of tape drives are supported under FreeBSD? > > FreeBSD supports SCSI, QIC-02 and QIC-40/80 (Floppy based) tape drives. > This includes 8-mm (aka Exabyte) and DAT drives. The QIC-40/80 drives > are known to be slow. Unfortunately, I don't know if the above mentioned drives fit this description. Any suggestions? Alternatively, are there any SCSI-based drives which hold at least 1GB (preferrably >2GB) that cost under $400? Please email responses. I'll post a summary in a week or so. -- Jeff Aitken jaitken@vt.edu