eric@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Eric Fielding) (01/08/90)
We are contemplating the purchase of an Exabyte 8mm tape drive for our system. There is a choice about whether to connect it to our VMS MicroVAX II (Q-bus) or to our DECstation 3100. We are wondering which would be a better idea in the long run. Is the Exabyte running yet under VMS (we are at 5.2) on the Q-bus? Is it running under Ultrix on the DECstation (we are now at 3.0, but are soon getting 3.1)? Will the processor speed make a big difference in the performance of tape drive? Both machines would be reading over the Ethernet (via LAVC or NFS). Is the Q-bus going to be around for a while, or will it be squeezed out by the 'big' VAX busses and the SCSI systems? I'll summarize responses to the net. THanks. ++Eric Fielding eric@geology.tn.cornell.edu eric@crnlthry.bitnet