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From: ergo@netcom.UUCP (Isaac Rabinovitch)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
Subject: Re: Colorado Memory Systems "Jumbo" tape drive.
Keywords: tape, Unix, DOS, opinions wanted.
Message-ID: <14344@netcom.UUCP>
Date: 7 Oct 90 17:43:10 GMT
References: <791@echocen.UUCP> <692@mceha.UUCP>
Reply-To: ergo@netcom.uucp
Organization: UESPA
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In <692@mceha.UUCP> emanuele@mceha.UUCP (Mark Emanuele) writes:

>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.

Such a drive would be relatively slow.  Not a fatal deficit,
especially if you're only using the drive for backups, but worth
factoring in.

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