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From: philf@xymox.metaphor.com (Phil Fernandez)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Tape Drive Under OS/2
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Date: 10 Aug 90 05:11:21 GMT
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In article <1910@unsvax.NEVADA.EDU> karu@uns-helios.nevada.edu (N.H.A. KARUNARANTE) writes:
>1. Are there any tape drives which one can use under OS/2 or in the
>   DOS box?
>2. Do any tape drive manufacturers provide drivers for OS/2?
>3. Is there a generic driver?

IBM sells two tape backup systems for the PS/2 running OS/2 V1.2.  The
first is an external streaming tape drive using 1/2" cartridge tape.
It comes with Sy-TOS backup software (IBM 6157).  IBM sells two models
of the drive itself, the first (Model 001) writes 80mb tapes, the
second (Model 002) writes 160mb.

IBM now also has an internal 8mm tape backup for the PS/2.  It comes
with backup software as well.

We've used both of these drives at Metaphor -- the streamer
extensively -- and they work quite well.

pmf

*** These are my opinions, not those of Metaphor Computer Systems




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