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- From: sheldon@iastate.edu (Steve Sheldon)
- Subject: Re: Parallel Port; Tape Drives ???
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- Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
- References: <1992Dec21.234306.4661@scf.loral.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 01:16:36 GMT
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- In <1992Dec21.234306.4661@scf.loral.com> andres@scf16.scf.loral.com (Jeff Andres) writes:
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- >What organizations/companies make them ??? and how reliable are they ???
- >What is their expected throughput ???
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- >I've heard of one from H45 Technology, which is either out or soon
- >to be announced that does 8 meg/minute.
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- So far I only know of two, there are probably others.
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- Microsolutions Backpack
- Colorado Trakker (or some such name)
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- We have the microsolutions Backpack. It's basically just an Archive XL
- tape unit with an interface for the parallel port.
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- Pretty good, speed ain't impressive tho can't expect much from parallel
- port.
- --
- sheldon@iastate.edu Steve Sheldon
- Project Vincent ICSS Resource Unit
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- Iowa State University
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