Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!njin!princeton!kb2ear!mceha!emanuele From: emanuele@mceha.UUCP (Mark Emanuele) Newsgroups: comp.periphs Subject: Re: Colorado Memory Systems "Jumbo" tape drive. Keywords: tape, Unix, DOS, opinions wanted. Message-ID: <692@mceha.UUCP> Date: 6 Oct 90 04:44:08 GMT References: <791@echocen.UUCP> Organization: Middlesex County Health Department Lines: 29 In article <791@echocen.UUCP>, erik@echocen.UUCP (Erik Ch. Ohrnberger) writes: > > While reading a computer type magazine, I found a very interesting > add. It was for an outfit called Colorado Memory Systems, and the > product, Jumbo. The add promises 120 MB of tape backup storage, > industry standard QIC read and write capability, and working with IMB > PC, XT, AT, 386, PS/2 and compatibles. It further promises Novell, > 2COM, PC Net, and optional Xenix/Unix support. All this for $399.00 I have used them in both the DOS and XENIX environments and have nothing but praise for them. They work off yhe stystem's floppy controller and have a multi language menu system in the DOS version. I believe the 120 Mb may be with data compression. If you are a dealer the price is even less. Mark A. Emanuele emanuele@overlf.UUCP -- Mark A. Emanuele UNIX Systems Coordinator Middlesex County Health Department - Environmental Health Division emanuele@mceha.UUCP