Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cca!mirror!rayssd!raybed2!linus!alliant!rosenkra
From: rosenkra@Alliant.COM (Bill Rosenkranz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: cartridge tape on ST
Message-ID: <1536@alliant.Alliant.COM>
Date: 3 Apr 88 15:29:12 GMT
Reply-To: rosenkra@alliant.UUCP (Bill Rosenkranz)
Organization: Alliant Computer Systems, Littleton, MA
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Keywords: cartridge tape backups supra 10MB floppy
Summary: backups WOULD be easier



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this may could like a dumb question or may have been hashed out before, but
has anybody heard of a 10+ MB cartridge tape system being used on the ST?
would it be fiscally feasible to piggyback off the hard disk or would it
be better to tap the floppy controller? i've been watching this group for
about 6 months now and don't recall any discussions here. there are cart
backup systems for ibm pc which cost $300-600 external, presumably using
their own power supplies (?). i know for me this is infinitely better than
listening (and waiting) for my floppy to (literally) grind out backups (i'm
on my 3rd drive mechanism in a <2 year old 1040). any comments? if such
a system is available, could you post/email to me?

i have heard about supra's 10 MB floppy. does anyone have any experience
with it? cost? reliability? availability? interface with atari SH204 drive?

thanx...

-bill

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