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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!hp9000.csc.cuhk.hk!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!telebit!bjork From: bjork@telebit.com (Steven Bjork) Subject: Re: tape drive advice needed Message-ID: <1992Dec4.153056.11277@telebit.com> Sender: news@telebit.com Nntp-Posting-Host: napa.telebit.com Organization: Telebit Corporation; Sunnyvale, CA, USA References: <195@triplex> Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1992 15:30:56 GMT Lines: 20 In article <195@triplex> roger@triplex.socal.com (Roger Knobbe) writes: >I'm looking for a tape drive to use with 386bsd. I currently have a >Conner 120M IDE drive (yes, it's a bit cramped). Is it possible/ >economical to use a SCSI adapter and tape drive without changing to >a SCSI drive as well? > >Can I put something together for <$500? Or should I forget the idea and >use the money to get another/bigger IDE drive. Yes, for <$200 get the Adaptec 1542b without any DOS software, then scoop up one of the Sun "shoeboxes" readily available on the net, or from such used dealers as Minicomputer Exchange in Sunnyvale. The Sun boxes have the Emulex MT02 with a 60meg tape drive, and seem to sell (with tape only) for about $200. Plug in the SCSI driver done by Julian available on ref.tfs.com, also take a look at the st.c patch currently in ~bjork on ref. and your duck should quack :). --Steven runs the above setup in his duckpond