kish@porthos.rutgers.edu (Bill Kish) (05/23/89)
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
ciemo@bananapc.wpd.sgi.com (Dave Ciemiewicz) (05/24/89)
In article <May.23.11.24.10.1989.6565@porthos.rutgers.edu>, 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)
markb@denali.sgi.com (Mark Bradley) (05/24/89)
In article <May.23.11.24.10.1989.6565@porthos.rutgers.edu>, 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 SGI sells this tape drive as an option. Works great! We support byte swapped and non-byte swapped, fixed and variable records and everything. Multivolume works today. Buy it from us and have hardware and software support and installation. markb -- Mark Bradley "Faster, faster, until the thrill of IO Subsystems speed overcomes the fear of death." Silicon Graphics Computer Systems Mountain View, CA ---Hunter S. Thompson