Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!uwvax!uwmacc!uwspan!root From: root@uwspan.UUCP (John Plocher) Newsgroups: comp.sources.d Subject: Re: sending source code Message-ID: <187@uwspan.UUCP> Date: Sun, 15-Nov-87 21:51:38 EST Article-I.D.: uwspan.187 Posted: Sun Nov 15 21:51:38 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 17-Nov-87 05:51:48 EST References: <631@louie.udel.EDU> <332@uvicctr.UUCP> <2566@umn-cs.UUCP> <939@hao.UCAR.EDU> <244@splut.UUCP> Sender: root@uwspan.UUCP Reply-To: root@uwspan.UUCP (John Plocher) Followup-To: comp.sources.d Organization: UW-Madison Spanish Dept Lines: 38 +---- jay@splut.UUCP (Jay Maynard) writes in <244@splut.UUCP> ---- | > I suggest that it is more reliable and more cost efficient to send mag | > tapes via traditional shipping methods. | There's only one problem with this, Greg: I can't stuff a DC2000, or a | 9-track tape, into the 5-1/4 inch drive +---- Jay, and others with Microport Unix systems: You can (for $1300) get a complete external 60Mb DC600A QIC-32 streaming tape system from Bell Tech (software, drivers, support, the whole 9 yards...) For $675 you can buy a 60Mb DC600A QIC-32 Everex system, add Microport's own drivers and SW, and get the same thing. This tape format is also used by Sun, Xenix, and others. If you need to send/get something, what are the chances of your calling up the party that has what you want and setting up a DIRECT uucp connection (you know, you call her machine yourself, on your dime)? Microport is even thinking about setting up a 386 system with login and uucp dialup access for those who want to dl usenet sources. BTW, the packages posted to the net will each fit on a small number of 1.2Meg disks, usually one. You could send someone a postage paid mailer with a disk in it + $10.00 or so for the bother and he could make you a copy. Still cheaper than emailing it! (1.2 Meg at 1200 baud = 2+ hours @ $8/hr) There are *many* ways to do what you want; the best of them don't involve stepping on the toes of those who provide a free lunch for the rest of us. (Thanks Erik, Greg, Mark, George, Rick, Henry, et al; next time I guess I should spring for desert? :-) -John -- Email to unix-at-request@uwspan with questions about the newsgroup unix-at, otherwise mail to unix-at@uwspan with a Subject containing one of: 386 286 Bug Source Merge or "Send Buglist" (Bangpath: rutgers!uwvax!uwspan!unix-at & rutgers!uwvax!uwspan!unix-at-request)