From: eric@tantalus.nrl.navy.mil (Eric Youngdale) Subject: SCSI tape drive for 349$ Date: 1 Oct 1992 15:02:38 GMT
I saw the following posted in comp.unix.bsd. I may get one of these
beasties and work on the scsi tape code so that I can use it under linux (if
someone else has not beaten me to it :-).
-Eric
From: paoletti@cps.msu.edu (David R. Paoletti)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Wangtek 5150ES's for $349
Date: 30 Sep 1992 05:43:24 GMT
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NOTE: I am NOT selling these tape drives. I am simply a satisfied
customer helping out fellow 386BSDers. I have no affiliation
(other than happy customer) with the person selling these,
nor am I being recompensed in any way for my recommendation.
The following ad was posted to misc.forsale.computers, and I've
purchased one. I am very satisfied with the drive (except maybe
the black faceplate ;), and the person selling them was very prompt,
courteous, and helpful when I had a slight problem (cause == me).
The best mail order price that I've seen was about $650. This tape
drive will work fine with 386BSD with no modifications to the kernel
(as long as you have an Adaptec 1542B). I can't make any comment
about the new 386BSD SCSI modules, as I haven't tried them.
David Paoletti :)
AI/KBS Lab Manager