Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!hybrid!scifi!bywater!uunet!ahmcs!alan
From: alan@ahmcs.com (Alan Mintz)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
Subject: Re: Tape backup for Xenix\
Keywords: backup
Message-ID: <155@ahmcs.com>
Date: 3 Feb 91 01:45:36 GMT
References: <2757@cod.NOSC.MIL> <31@chumley.UUCP>
Organization: Micro-Quick Systems, Inc.
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In article <31@chumley.UUCP>, bruce@chumley.UUCP (Bruce L. Stewart) writes:
> In article <2757@cod.NOSC.MIL> wildermu@cod.NOSC.MIL (James H. Wildermuth) writes:
> >
> > I have a 386 computer using SCO Xenix 386 (version 2.3.1).  I am looking
> > for recomendations for a high capacity (150 MB) tape backup system.
> > Thanks in advance.
> 
> I recently (roughly October, 1990) made a similar request.  Here's my 
> (re-posted) summary of the responses I received (thanks, netlanders-at-
> large!).  To this I can add that I purchased two 150 Mbyte Wangtek drives
> (will write/read 250 Mbyte DC6250 tapes as well) and have had no problems...

One minor point, Wangtek drives shipped up until about 6-8 months ago use
a different controller and are NOT capable of using 250Mb (1020 ft) tapes.

Also, if the Wangtek drive is packaged with a half-length bus card that
contains a single VLSI chip and a few support components, you'll probably
need the SCO SLS XNX149 "Tecmar/Wangtek Single-Chip Tape Driver" (avail from
SCO Tech support).
                                                                                                                                                                
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