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From: clj@bilver.uucp (Chuck Joslin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: SCSI Tape Drive...
Message-ID: <1991Mar27.140312.448@bilver.uucp>
Date: 27 Mar 91 14:03:12 GMT
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>Yep, Doug.  The Archive 2060S and ES work fine with the Amiga.  The $5
>questions are WHICH Amiga, WHICH SCSI Adapter, WHICH version of AmigaDOS?
>
>If you have the 3000 w/2.0, you received BRU, Fred Fish's UNIX based
>backup program.  This program works great with the 3000's built in SCSI
>adapter.  If you have an A2091, BRU will work with it also.  If you have
>a 2090, I recommend that you try and swap it for a 2091 as nothing works
>properly that I've found.
>
>If you are using some of the other systems (Nexxus, Supra, GVP, et al), 
>most of them have a backup program available that will use the Archive
>drive.  I particularly liked Flashback from Nexxus.
>
Another new hard drive backup program on the market is Ami-Back, from
AmiComp Software Development in Orlando, Florida.  Ami-Back supports 
backups to all types of media, including tape drives. And it doesn't
require device specific drivers.  It was developed as a WB 2.0 *only*
program (requires KS 36.314 or later). The program looks like a part of
the 2.0 Workbench and works much better than BRU. No offence, Fred (-:.

In fact, a tech support person at Commodore-Canada bought the program and
*loves* it.

For tape users, in particular, Ami-Back includes a scheduler program 
modeled after the Unix cron, but with a 2.0 graphical interface.

See FF447 for a demo version of v1.0 (current release is v1.02). The
demo is also available on bix, GEnie and PeopleLink.

During testing, GVP loaned us a WT-150 drive and Commodore loaned us one
of their new A3070 drives. Both work flawlessly and are FAST with the
program. btw:GVP *really* likes the program.
 
Commercial mode off. The above information was provided for your reading
pleasure. (-:
 
-Chuck


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