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From: a939@mindlink.UUCP (James O'Flynn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Colorado Memory Systems Jumbo 250 Tape drive
Message-ID: <4235@mindlink.UUCP>
Date: 24 Dec 90 04:42:31 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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> spierk@turing.cs.rpi.edu writes:
> 
> Msg-ID: <S8M^C+$@rpi.edu>
> Posted: 24 Dec 90 05:16:18 GMT
> 
> Org.  : RPI CS Dept.
> Person: Kevin Spier
> 
> Does anybody know anything about this tape drive. I just saw it
> advertised for the first time and it looks quite impressive. It
> seems to sell for about $60 more than the Jumbo 120 and the tapes
> cost about the same. If anyone has any info on this please e-mail me.
> I am looking to purchase a tape drive and this seems to be a very
> good deal. Thanks in advance.
> 
> Kevin L. Spier
> spierk@turing.cs.rpi.edu
> Kevin L. Spier
> spierk@turing.cs.rpi.edu


Well it is a very good tape drive for the money.  It is almost identical to the
Jumbo 120.  The only thing is it has a few more built in chips to allow 250MB
capacity instead of 120MB.  It uses the same tapes as the Jumbo 120 and runs at
the same speed.  I just hate formatting tapes, takes close to 2 hours!

James
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