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From: jak9213@helios.TAMU.EDU (John Kane)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Software to drive Apple's tape drive
Keywords: Apple Tape 40 SC
Message-ID: <3999@helios.TAMU.EDU>
Date: 16 Dec 89 23:05:26 GMT
References: <1062@dinorah.wustl.edu>
Reply-To: jak9213@helios.UUCP (John Kane)
Organization: Texas A&M University
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In article <1062@dinorah.wustl.edu> weinhous@dinorah.wustl.edu (Martin S. Weinhous) writes:
>My boss owns an Apple Tape Backup System, the 40 SC.  He finds the
>Apple supplied software less than satisfactory.  Does anyone have
>any suggestions regarding "better" backup software for use with
>Apple's Tape drive?
>
>Please mail responses directly to the address below.  I will sum-
>marize and post the results.
>
>Thanks in advance.

I too own an Apple Tape 40 SC. While it works, it is veeeeerrrrrrrrry
ssssssssslllllllllllllllloooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!

I have used a variety of software with, including Apple's. I don't like
Apple's very much either.

Stuff that works:

   FastBack 1.*  ok, but still slow. I have used this the most.
   FastBack Plus new, faster, but I haven't used it enough to tell
   FastTape ??   new (at least to me), again not used enough to tell

I am currently using FB+ and FT right now, trying to decide which I like
better. FT seems to be faster, but, IMHO, the interface to FB+ is cleaner,
though this may be because I have used FB for so long.

I am interested in anything that anyone else uses.

BTW. I also have a DataStream from SuperMac. (I still have a blown
power supply on it, :-( and am still using the power supply from a
gutted IBM PC :-) ). The DataStream is a DC2000 like the Apple, and with
FB+ and FT, I have media exchange between the two drives. I now leave my
Apple at work and my SuperMac at home. Backups are a snap (tho slow) and
I can exchange the tapes without carting the ##%%!!## drives around.

I use the Apple under A/UX at times as well, maybe I should see if the
SuperMac will run?

 John Arthur Kane, Systems Analyst, Microcomputer Support and Training
 Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843  (409) 845-9999

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