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From: dan@hpnmdla.hp.com (Dan Pleasant)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: SCSI tape backup systems
Message-ID: <10190003@hpnmdla.hp.com>
Date: 2 Apr 91 00:52:17 GMT
References: <1991Mar25.205909.5645@engin.umich.edu>
Organization: HP Network Measurements Div, Santa Rosa, CA
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>>I am going to buy a tape backup system for MAC II.  In order to save money
>>I am going to buy a used one.  Some one is selling a SCSI tape system used
>>to be used for a SUN shoebox.  My question:
>
>>Can I use it with a MAC II? What kind of driver I need?
>
>Should be possible.
>
>I have a Tandberg Data TDC3620 running, using FastBackII.
>All the problems I have seem to be bugs in the software (FastBackII
>cannot backup an 80 megabyte HD to 60 megabyte tapes, it seems).
>
>hase
>-- 
>Hartmut Semken, Lupsteiner Weg 67, 1000 Berlin 37 hase@netmbx.UUCP
>Hi! (Zaphod Beeblebrox)

Ahem.  I assure you that Fastback II *can* back up 80 MBytes onto a
60 MByte tape.  I do it all the time.  Data compression makes it
possible.  If you're having trouble with your tape drive, please
email the details to me and maybe I can help.

Dan Pleasant

[Part author of Fastback II, but not the tape driver.]