Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!apple!sun-barr!ames!sgi!ciemo@bananapc.wpd.sgi.com From: ciemo@bananapc.wpd.sgi.com (Dave Ciemiewicz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi Subject: Re: mass storage tape drive for the SGI 4D/GT series Summary: From SGI Message-ID: <33457@sgi.SGI.COM> Date: 23 May 89 21:26:52 GMT References: Sender: daemon@sgi.SGI.COM Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mountain View, CA Lines: 24 In article , kish@porthos.rutgers.edu (Bill Kish) writes: > > Has anyone looked into hooking up an EXABYTE tape drive (or the > equivalent) to the SGI 4D/GT series ? I have information from a company > called Sterling, but they wanted upwards of $8000 (this figure was *after* > deducting the educational discount) !). I was hoping to not spend more > than $4000 if at all possible. If I get enough responses, I will post > a summary to the net. > > Thanks, > Bill Kish > > email: kish@rutgers.edu List price of the Exabyte drive from Silicon Graphics is $8950 according to the Spring 1989 issue of the IRIS Universe. I don't know what the educational discount would be. The option is called the "SCSI 8mm Cartridge Tape Drive". -- Dave (commonplace) "Boldly going where no one cares to go." Ciemiewicz (incomprehensible) ciemo (infamous)