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From: schuster@cup.portal.com (Michael Alan Schuster)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Software for Archive model 5540C
Message-ID: <42293@cup.portal.com>
Date: 13 May 91 22:39:48 GMT
References: <1991May13.015228.14390@cs.mcgill.ca>
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>I have a tape backup Archive model 5540C which can
>use D2000 tapes and backup 40megs on one tape.  It came
>with QICstream version 1.7 backup software.
>
>I am wondering if there is a never version of this
>software or some other software I can use which can do
>file compression, or be able to use the 2120 (or whatever)
>which can hold 60 megs on one tape.
>
>If there is newer/better software, how do I get it?

The Archive DMA and SCSI-based tape drives are well supported by SYTOS
and SYTOS PLUS. I'm not sure, but perhaps PLUS has compression. You'd
have to call Sytron; unfortunately I don't have their address, but perhaps
someone reading this does

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