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From: leo@aai.com
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: System V driver for Colorado Jumbo Tape Backup needed
Message-ID: <1991Apr7.163057.16379@aai.com>
Date: 7 Apr 91 16:30:57 GMT
References: <68177@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> <1991Apr3.080955.21382@cbnewsd.att.com> <1991Apr4.154550.24836@bilver.uucp>
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bill@bilver.uucp (Bill Vermillion) writes:

>In article <1991Apr3.080955.21382@cbnewsd.att.com> merlyn9@cbnewsd.att.com (michael.t.sedwick) writes:
> 
>>  I have gone round and round with numerous differing persons at CMS, for over
>>a year on just that; backup software for Sys V UNIX! How can a company sell a
>>hardware product for $300.00 ($249.00 mail-order), then turn around & tell
>>UNIX users they REQUIRE a $200.00 piece of software to access this device?

>Easy.   They have you by the "Johnsons" (see Police Academy for that phrase)

>On a similar problem with another tape vendor, I could not get new drivers
>for an upgrade of the OS, and was told they had not decided to do such.
>My flame here at least got a reply from tech support, and now I get
>conflicting reports.

>But what I now do is buy NOTHING that is not supported directly in the OS
>WITHOUT vendor supplied add-ons, UNLESS that manufacturer is targetting
>specifically toward a multi-user/Unix market places.

Yeah, I don't understand why people buy these CMS Jumbos.  I guess they're
taken in by the advertising.  When I put my system together I wanted
disk/tape reliability and support in the OS, so I went with the Adaptec
1542B and Archive 2150S and haven't had any trouble at all.  Nice and fast
too!

Sure, I called CMS and asked about their product.  But when I heard about
the $200 driver required for unix and considered backing up at floppy
rates, I just said NO!  I bought a reconditioned Archive for $385 from
Datek.

Plus I can easily add additional disks, tapes, CD-ROM, DAT, etc.  I also
have a high degree of confidence that this combination will continue to be
supported in future unix releases.
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