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- From: rjones@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Ronald Jones)
- Subject: Re: Tape drive suggestions
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- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 18:52:05 GMT
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- In article <4806@copper.Denver.Colorado.EDU> rvaniwaa@copper.denver.colorado.edu (Ronald J. Vaniwaarden) writes:
- >Well, as a late Christmas present, I will be purchasing a tape drive in the
- >next month. I am open to suggestions as to what sort of tape drive to use.
- >My requirements are first that it support HPFS with long filenames, be able
- >to back up my 120meg hard drive (40% zipped files for a bbs) and have
- >software that does unattended backups. I have heard that CMS's software is
- >not too good and a SCSI drive is out of the question due to cost. I have
- >hear alot about backmaster but they are not shipping yet as far as I know.
- >I would also like to software to have a command line interface for restoration
- >from a boot floppy (ie non PM interface) as well as a PM interface.
- >
- >If I get enough replies, I will attempt to summarize and post what I hear.
- >Thanks for your time,
- >
- Backmaster doesn't have a non PM interface. I downloaded their demo from
- their BBS 1-409-560-5970 to try. The demo is VERY incomplete but it gives
- you an idea of the interface. I was able to backup to A drive (nothing
- else is supported in the demo). They do list QIC 40 and QIC 80 but they
- don't work. Also my 1.2Mb drive B wouldn't work either! It will support
- delayed backup but I don't see anything that would do daily or weekly
- backup. This may be important to many people. I think it will be late
- given the current state of the demo. I plan on ordering it for further
- evaluation.
-
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