[comp.sys.dec] Performance of TA79 and TU79s

fbard@oregon.uoregon.edu (04/28/89)

I need any information on the performance of DECs TA79 and TU79 Tape
Drives.  What is your maintenance history, down-time, media damage,
loading problems, I/O errors, etc.  In generalm I am asking for
overall satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) with these tape drives.

As an alternative, does anybody know of a third-party controller that
is compatable with the HSC50 that will allow IBM tape drives to 
operate on VAXClusters.

Any Information would be helpful.  Thanks.

Floyd Bard
Facilities Manager
Computing Center
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon 97403
(503) 686-4403
FBARD@oregon.uoregon.edu