From: mfrankow@hamline.edu (Mike Frankowski) Subject: Re: SCSI tape drive help Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1993 23:29:47 GMT
Keith Barrett (barrett@pamsrc.enet.dec.com) wrote:
: reading and writing 150 meg tapes. I will be exchanging between Linux
: and other UNIX workstations (the tapes are the 6150, 6250 kind, approximate
: dimentions are 4x6x1). It would be real nice if the same drive supported 250
: meg tapes also.
: Cost must be <= about $800. ARCHIVE VIPERS tend to be very expensive.
: I've seen WANGTEK mentioned. Could anyone offer information, advice,
: suggestions, etc?
: Also, I already have a CIPHER 150 meg SCSI tape drive. Could I get this
: to work with LINUX? DOS? If so, how?
: I'd also like to ensure (as best as possible) that the drive also
: works with Windows-NT and DOS.
: Keith Barrett
: barrett@pamsrc.enet.dec.com
Okay, I have used the Wangtek 5150es and 5525es on an Adaptec 1542b without
a hitch reading tapes from a SUN using a 5150es. I haven't had a need to
write tapes to get back to the SUN, but I am assuming I can read, I can also
write them.
Mike