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From: paulm@nikhefk.UUCP (Paul Molenaar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Mac II backup device - reccomendations?
Keywords: backup tape mac
Message-ID: <382@nikhefk.UUCP>
Date: 17 Jun 88 10:21:00 GMT
References: <159@toybox.UUCP> <4888@dasys1.UUCP> <3218@ut-emx.UUCP>
Reply-To: paulm@nikhefk.UUCP (Paul Molenaar)
Organization: Host: NIKHEF Organization: Personal Computer Magazine, Holland
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In article <3218@ut-emx.UUCP> xdaa374@emx.UUCP (Bill Douglass) writes:
#In article <4888@dasys1.UUCP> alexis@dasys1.UUCP (Alexis Rosen) writes:
#>I have several CMS T-60 tape backup units. They are the best backup units
#>available for the Macintosh. This is not a simple matter of opinion:
#I would agree generally with what Alexi says, but I do have one problem:
#	I would like to see the tape drive available as a volume from the
#        desktop.  It would be especially nice if I could publish it with
#	Tops.
#
#Anybody know if this is possible with the CMS T-60?  Thx.

If the CMS T-60 is internally compatible with an Apple Tape Backup Unit,
then Diskfit 1.4 should do the trick. It comes with an init that makes
the Tape drive available on the desktop (with a disk icon). This should
allow Tops to publish the drive to the network users.

I find, however that the time required to 'mount' the tape is quite
considerable. It takes a lot of winds and rewinds... all in all something
like a minute (maybe more).

.
. what
. a
. waste
. of
. space
.
        Paul Molenaar

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        Paul Molenaar

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