chma@marlin.jcu.edu.au (Michael Antolovich) (03/13/91)
Hi, Now that I'm getting a Syquest removable drive (45M) from APS, is it possible to swap disks with similar drives (ie Syquest internals but different labels, and I guess software drivers). Can I use the same software as someone elses 'brand' drive and then interchange data ? Come to think of it, is it possible to interchange cartridges between 2 drives of the same 'brand' ? Also, does SilverLining handle these drives (if so which version did it start ?) Thanks again, Michael. -- _______________________________________________________________________________ \ Michael Antolovich in sunny North Queensland (where it's bloody hot!) / \ chma@marlin.jcu.edu.au / \_________________________________________________________________________/
tjferrar@mcs.drexel.edu (Jason Ferrara) (03/14/91)
In article <1991Mar13.142959.12980@marlin.jcu.edu.au> chma@marlin.jcu.edu.au (Michael Antolovich) writes: >Hi, > Now that I'm getting a Syquest removable drive (45M) from APS, is it >possible to swap disks with similar drives (ie Syquest internals but >different labels, and I guess software drivers). Can I use the same >software as someone elses 'brand' drive and then interchange data ? >Come to think of it, is it possible to interchange cartridges between >2 drives of the same 'brand' ? > Also, does SilverLining handle these drives (if so which >version did it start ?) > Thanks again, > Michael. > I've used Syquest drives from Maxcess, PLI, and, err, Ehman I believe, each with different drivers, and could interchange cartridges freely between all drives, no matter which drive they were formatted with. No problem. On a negative note, the Maxcess drive, which I've had for about a year now, has gone flakey. Often it refuses to spin up. It just clicks and the lights on the front blink. It's still under warranty, but I haven't gotten around to talking to Maxcess yet. ____ tjferrar@mcs.drexel.edu / / / / Treasurer, The DUsers-The World's First Mac User Group / / / / James Creese Student Union at Drexel University / / / / ___ ___ ___ ___ 3210 Chestnut Street / / / / /__ /__ /__/ /__ Philadelphia, PA 19104 /____/ /____/ ___/ /___ / \ ___/ (215)895-2573 voice (215)895-2579 BBS
ireland@ac.dal.ca (03/14/91)
In article <1991Mar13.171542.3638@mcs.drexel.edu>, tjferrar@mcs.drexel.edu (Jason Ferrara) writes: > In article <1991Mar13.142959.12980@marlin.jcu.edu.au> chma@marlin.jcu.edu.au (Michael Antolovich) writes: >>Hi, >> Now that I'm getting a Syquest removable drive (45M) from APS, is it >>possible to swap disks with similar drives (ie Syquest internals but >>different labels, and I guess software drivers). Can I use the same >>software as someone elses 'brand' drive and then interchange data ? >>Come to think of it, is it possible to interchange cartridges between >>2 drives of the same 'brand' ? >> Also, does SilverLining handle these drives (if so which >>version did it start ?) >> Thanks again, >> Michael. >> > > I've used Syquest drives from Maxcess, PLI, and, err, Ehman I believe, each > with different drivers, and could interchange cartridges freely between all > drives, no matter which drive they were formatted with. No problem. > > On a negative note, the Maxcess drive, which I've had for about a year now, > has gone flakey. Often it refuses to spin up. It just clicks and the lights > on the front blink. It's still under warranty, but I haven't gotten around to > talking to Maxcess yet. > > > > ____ tjferrar@mcs.drexel.edu > / / / / Treasurer, The DUsers-The World's First Mac User Group > / / / / James Creese Student Union at Drexel University > / / / / ___ ___ ___ ___ 3210 Chestnut Street > / / / / /__ /__ /__/ /__ Philadelphia, PA 19104 > /____/ /____/ ___/ /___ / \ ___/ (215)895-2573 voice (215)895-2579 BBS I've also had good luck moving cartridges between different drives, except for cartridges formatted with SilverLining. I think there's a text file at Sumex which mentions this problem. It's probably in the reports subdirectory. Keith Conover ireland@ac.dal.ca
sw@nan.co.uk (Sak Wathanasin) (03/15/91)
In article <4003@ac.dal.ca>, ireland@ac.dal.ca writes: > I've also had good luck moving cartridges between different drives, except for > cartridges formatted with SilverLining. I think there's a text file at Sumex > which mentions this problem. It's probably in the reports subdirectory. I've had no problems reading SL-formatted cartridges (or formatted by any other driver) as long as I reboot first. In fact, the SL driver seems to like cartridges formatted with other drivers, so if I put in an SL-formatted cart first, I can subsequently insert carts formatted by other drivers without having to reboot first (I don't have SL by the way; it's just that I sometimes get sent SL-formatted carts.) --- Sak Wathanasin Network Analysis Limited uucp: ...!ukc!nan!sw other: sw@network-analysis-ltd.co.uk phone: (+44) 203 419996 snail: 178 Wainbody Ave South, Coventry CV3 6BX, UK
peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce) (03/18/91)
In article <0101000D.a52aea@nan.co.uk>, sw@nan.co.uk (Sak Wathanasin) writes: > > > In article <4003@ac.dal.ca>, ireland@ac.dal.ca writes: > > I've also had good luck moving cartridges between different drives, except for > > cartridges formatted with SilverLining. I think there's a text file at Sumex > > which mentions this problem. It's probably in the reports subdirectory. > > I've had no problems reading SL-formatted cartridges (or formatted by any other > driver) as long as I reboot first. In fact, the SL driver seems to like > cartridges formatted with other drivers, so if I put in an SL-formatted cart > first, I can subsequently insert carts formatted by other drivers without > having to reboot first (I don't have SL by the way; it's just that I sometimes > get sent SL-formatted carts.) I format my cartridges with the Mass Micro software, they seem to work in every drive I've ever tried. Last week a friend came by and his cartridge, formatted by silver lining, would not mount on my "noname brand" SyQuest drive. It did mount on my Mass Micro drive though... -- michael -- Michael Peirce -- outpost!peirce@claris.com -- Peirce Software -- Suite 301, 719 Hibiscus Place -- Macintosh Programming -- San Jose, California 95117 -- & Consulting -- (408) 244-6554, AppleLink: PEIRCE
6600dtam@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (Marc "Tae-Kwon" Tamsky) (03/21/91)
In article <0B010004.a5nhra@outpost.UUCP> peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce) writes: >I format my cartridges with the Mass Micro software, they seem to >work in every drive I've ever tried. >Last week a friend came by and his cartridge, formatted by silver >lining, would not mount on my "noname brand" SyQuest drive. It did >mount on my Mass Micro drive though... I have incredible troubles when I am on a system with only one SyQuest drive attached and I want to transfer files from one cartridge (formatted with Mass Micro software) and another (formatted with who-knows-what software). Neither driver on the cartridges will recognize the other when it is inserted. How to solve this problem? You tell me... -- = Marc Tamsky 6600dtam@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu 6600dtam@UCSBUXA (bitnet) =