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From: bruce@dannet.UUCP (Bruce Hill)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re: 8mm tape drive for Apollos
Summary: Danford HCB
Message-ID: <864@dannet.UUCP>
Date: 15 Mar 91 17:58:41 GMT
References: <9103141743.AA14605@maestro.mitre.org>
Organization: DANFORD ASSOCIATES, San Pedro, CA
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In article <9103141743.AA14605@maestro.mitre.org>, andrason@MAESTRO.MITRE.ORG (Jackie Andrason) writes:
> We would like to purchase an external 8mm tape drive to back up files and 
> directories on our Apollos.  In talking with Apollo, I have been told that
> you can use the 8mm drive with Omniback ONLY.  You can not use tar or wbak.
> Does anyone know any vendors who sell 8mm tape drives that we can use tar
> or wbak with?  Thank you very much.
> 
> Jackie Andrason

Danford sells an Exabyte 8mm drive, SCSI card, and device driver that
allows wbak/rbak and tar usage.  Contact Danford at (213) 514-9334 for
more info.

Bruce Hill
Product Manager,
Danford Corp.
350 W. 5th St.
San Pedro, CA 90731
Email: uunet!dannet!bruce