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From: plocher@geowhiz.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Streamer
Message-ID: <618@geowhiz.UUCP>
Date: 16 Jan 88 23:15:25 GMT
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Reply-To: plocher@geowhiz.UUCP (John Plocher)
Organization: UW Madison, Geology Dept.
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Posted: Sat Jan 16 18:15:25 1988

>I have been searching for tape drive for PC/AT clones

Bell Technologies (330 Warren Ave  Fremont, CA  94539   415/659-9097)
sells a series of 60 Mb tape drives - including a model with inexpensive
short slot card.

We have the full slot (Everex/Wangtec) combo and we can't complain at all.
The drivers are solid, they don't do dumb things like hanging the system
until the rewind operation is complete.  :-)

>1) Reliable, no cheap toys.
    it is reliable, also not a toy.
>2) Minimum storage size about 60M.
    it is a 60Mb unit that we use, Bell also has a (100? 120?) Mb unit which
    I haven't seen.
>3) External drive, with cheap card in machine.
    Yup - card costs ?? $90 US ??
>4) Drivers for Microport unices, xenix can be found, producing tape
>formats compatible with 'bigger' computers like suns, NCR towers and
>such things.
    Drivers provided for:
       Microport V/AT
       Bell Tech V.3-386
       IBM Xenix
       IBM Xenix 2.0
       SCO Xenix

    Also they provide PRE-LINKED kernels for the above as a generic method
for those who either don't want to or can't modify their kernel.  (no linkkit,
no compiler package, no local "Unix Guru" :-)

The tape format (CPIO or TAR) is compatible between Microport, Xenix (all),
Sun;  I am currently sending out a tape to someone with a 3Bx of some type
to try those machines out, too.

>5) Has good quality/price ratio.
	I'm satisfied.
>6) Adapters for many computers could be interesting...
	Bell seems to use the Everex (GOOD!) controllers; I think that Everex
	has a PS/2 card out there...