Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!olivea!uunet!sbi!zeus! From: nee@cf_su14.Salomon.Com (Robert Nee) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: CMS 60/120MB tape drives Message-ID: <177@cf_su20.cf_su10.Sbi.COM> Date: 15 Feb 91 15:07:23 GMT References: <17893@cs.utexas.edu> <1991Feb13.021614.13426@lynx.CS.ORST.EDU> <26853@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> <173@cf_su20.cf_su10.Sbi.COM> <175@cf_su20.cf_su10.Sbi.COM> Sender: news@cf_su10.Sbi.COM Reply-To: nee@cf_su14.Salomon.Com (Robert Nee) Organization: Salomon Brothers, NY Lines: 10 ath: cf_su10!cf_su14!nee > I'd always heard that all the tape drives used proprietary formats and you > were stuck using only the manufacturer's backup program. Is this changing? > Does CPBackup support many tape drives? Do other backup programs do this? I can't speak for all backup programs but CP Backup does directly support many manufacturer's tape drives. I recall reading about support for Mountain, Irwin and Colorado. I would call them to find out if they support the drives you are interested in. (503) 690-8090. Robert F. Nee