ccastdf@prism.gatech.EDU (Dave) (02/12/91)
I have an ST02 controller with a ST296N harddrive and two floppys. I want to get a tape drive, and the cheapest ones hook up as a floppy. If I buy a ST01 (SCSI Controller wo/ floppys) and a three floppy controller, will everything work alright? Additions, questions, comments, etc, please reply by email. Confused and tired of fastback. Dave -- David Frascone ccastdf@prism.gatech.edu Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332 Office of Information Technology--User Assistant
nee@cf_su14.Salomon.Com (Robert Nee) (02/12/91)
> I have an ST02 controller with a ST296N harddrive and two floppys. I want to > get a tape drive, and the cheapest ones hook up as a floppy. If I buy a > ST01 (SCSI Controller wo/ floppys) and a three floppy controller, will > everything work alright? WAIT!!!!!!! What type of tape drive are you considering? The two models from Colorado Memory systems are among the best and cheapest around!!!!!! Here's Why: * They offer two models. A 40/60MB that can be had for $250 and an 80/120MB model that can be had for $350. Note: capacities with compression are about 42% higher. * Most of the good backup programs support these drives directly. * Both models (the 40MB and 80MB) will work off of a floppy drive controller. They will work on a 2 (two) floppy controller that already has 2 floppies attached! I repeat. 2 Floppies and 1 tape drive on a 2 (two) floppy drive controller! The drives make use of a special 1A 2B floppy cable to work this magic. They can share the B drive designation with a floppy because they don't use the same lines on the cable. I have this setup at home! It works! No problems! No drivers! No wasted slots! No wasted Money! No extra hardware!!!! Don't Waste Your Money! Buy one of these drives! They are cheaper, offer the same level of performance, WITHOUT extra hardware or floppy drive controllers or software drivers!!!! THERE IS NO CHOICE OTHER THAN THESE TWO! Unless of course you are commited to buying extra hardware, giving up an extra slot, screwing around with stupid software drivers. An associate made this mistake and ended up spending $60 more than he had to. Mail me if you have questions. I don't want anyone else to make this mistake. Robert F. Nee <nee@cf_su20.Sbi.Com>