Re: 3.2v4.2 and SCSI Narrow Tape Drives
From: Jeff Liebermann (jeffl_at_comix.santa-cruz.ca.us)
Date: 03/21/05
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Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:15:05 -0800
On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 19:00:49 GMT, Chuck Dascalos
<charles_dascalos@nospam.reyrey.com> wrote:
>I have a customer that is using SCO 3.2v4.2 with SCSI narrow drives and
>tape.
Sounds like my ancient office machine. Still works, never fails, runs
on a 486DX2/66 with 8Mbytes of RAM. No real need to upgrade.
>I am trying to find available tape hardware to support this
>configuration. I have used Exabyte Eagle NS-8 in the past with much
>success. However, I am not able to find a vendor that has this hardware.
>
>Is there an available tape drive out there that I can use in place of the
>Eagle?
Look for "Enspire NS8" or "Exabyte TR-4i". Methings they're similar
or the same (not sure).
| http://www.exabyte.com/support/products/get_products_support.cfm?prod_id=247&product=Enspire%20NS8
>Or, does anyone know of a vendor that still sells the Eagle?
How's $16 on eBay?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5143676455
I can't tell if it's SCSI or IDE. Ask the seller. Google finds
plenty of used drives listed. I don't think you'll find a new one.
>Should I upgrade their controller to something newer? Most of their PCs
>only have ISA busses.
Nope. SCSI is good, fast, efficient, and can offload much of the work
to the SCSI adapter and drive electronics. With IDE, the CPU has to
do much of the work.
>Out-of-the-box suggestions are welcome. The client is happy with the
>system as is, and is not interested in buying upgraded software (if
>possible). Resources are limited.
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