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From: liam@cs.qmc.ac.uk (William Roberts)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sequent
Subject: Re: 2 Gb cartridge tape drive
Summary: We also have one on order
Keywords: Exabyte, tape streamer
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Date: 9 Dec 88 17:13:53 GMT
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Reply-To: liam@cs.qmc.ac.uk (William Roberts)
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In the UK, Compass sell the Exabyte tape streamer device
with a Pertec interface.
This is good news because the Balance tape device driver has a
Pertec interface, and so we can use the DYNIX we've got without
modification.

The cost of the Exabyte unit is #4944, the cost of the tape
controller is #1683. Maintenance about #50 per month. Tapes are
standard 8mm video tapes (prices as at July 1988).

We have had this device on order for a long time now (months),
but we are getting a curious extra: it will have a switch on
the front which connects the drive to an alternative controller
that in our case will be fitted inside our VAX 11/750 so that
that can write streamer tapes as well.
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William Roberts         ARPA: liam@cs.qmc.ac.uk  (gw: cs.ucl.edu)
Queen Mary College      UUCP: liam@qmc-cs.UUCP
LONDON, UK              Tel:  01-975 5250