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From: bwolfe@rpslmc.edu (brian wolfe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec,comp.os.vms
Subject: Experiences with Exabyte 8mm on HSC?
Message-ID: <1990Feb14.230331.16580@rpslmc.edu>
Date: 14 Feb 90 23:03:31 GMT
Reply-To: bwolfe@rpslmc.UUCP (brian wolfe)
Organization: Rush Presbyterian-St. Lukes Medical Center
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Hello,

I'm currently putting together the specs for a Vax 6420 / HSC40
combination and I'm trying to decide on some sort of high-capacity
backup medium.

I've been happy with CTS and Exabyte 8mm units on Q-Bus and Unibus 
(VMS and Ultrix) machines, but our sales reps have been trying to convince 
me to buy a TA81 because they have heard that the 8mm units have been causing
clustered VMS machines to crash.

I really don't want to have anything to do with changing reels of tape, 
(maybe I'm getting spoiled ;-) ) so I'd like to get something that can 
back up a few gigabytes on 1 tape.

Has anyone had any experiences with 8mm units attached to an HSC? Should
I wait and buy DEC's 4mm tape unit?


Please email any comments to brian@chinet.chi.il.us  and I 
will gladly summarize for the net (our domain is still in the process of 
being registered).

regards,

Brian Wolfe                                    inet:  brian@chinet.chi.il.us
Diagnostic Radiology                           phone: (312)-942-5781
Rush Presbyterian-St. Lukes Medical Center
Chicago, IL 60612