Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!samsung!munnari.oz.au!uhccux!uhunix1.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu!olson From: olson@uhunix1.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Toad) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: WangTek 150MB tape drive for $480 Message-ID: <9850@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu> Date: 13 Oct 90 23:59:11 GMT References: <8082@gollum.twg.com> Sender: news@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu Organization: University of Hawaii Lines: 32 In article <8082@gollum.twg.com> david@twg.com (David S. Herron) writes: >Where? Why at a place in Mountain View CA called "Computel" (415) 964-2600. > >40-meg quantum into the deal. GVP sells a complete system with >cables and so forth and so on for $639 (price from Creative Computers > >What's in the extra $150 that can screw me up? Maybe nothing since > >Which means it's very likely that it does include a device driver. >But does the device driver do any more than what was posted >in comp.{binaries,sources}.amiga the other day? > Nope, just comes with the autoboot eeproms, TapeStore, a blank tape, and no cable. TapeStore does work fine on my 2091, I am currently running version 2.0t (I think). I do believe GVP will sell the TapeStore software seperate from their controllers and the tape drive, give them a call and ask. I have yet to try the posted device driver, will probably do that later to- night or tomorrow. Todd >-- ><- David Herron, an MMDF & WIN/MHS guy, ><- Formerly: David Herron -- NonResident E-Mail Hack -- olson@uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu | "When I was fourteen, my father was so ignorant olson@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu | I could hardly stand to be around him. When I CS student, Adventurer | was twenty-one, I was amazed at how much the Paraphrased from House II | old man had learned in seven years." - M. Twain