root@mjbtn.JOBSOFT.COM (Mark J. Bailey) (08/29/90)
In <3819@sactoh0.SAC.CA.US> enc@sactoh0.SAC.CA.US (Erez N. Carmel) writes: >I have a Colorado Memory Systems tape backup, which used to serve >under DOS. CMS does not seem to have a Unix driver available. Did >anybody have any Unix success with this drive? Can VPIX help? >-- >############################################################# ># As soon as I discover this, # SAC-*NIX, Sacramento, Ca. # ># I will change it! # UUCP=..ames!pacbell!sactoh0 # >########################default .sig######################### I have been waiting for the Unix JUMBO drive drivers since the middle of March!!!!!!!! What *REALLY* hacks me off is how I have been calling and calling and always, they have "kicked it back a couple more weeks now!" Well, 3 *WEEKS* ago, they called and said that they were ready and taking orders (it is *NOT* free - I paid $99 for Xexix --> Unix upgrade since I already had the JTAPE for Xenix - it is $199 for the Unix drivers!!!). I eagerly went ahead and ordered and gave them my VISA. It was supposed to ship FedEx. I ordered on Monday. By Friday, nothing! I called, and while the SCO portion was "solid", the ISC portion was still buggy. I asked why the hell they were so concerned about combining the SCO and ISC drivers on the *same* disk! (???) Not surprisingly, I have still heard nothing and we are going into September. Now, I *had* been pleased with my JUMBO drive. I really like its features. But so far, after switching to Unix, it really has not done me any good. I have 900+ meg online. I know I should have a 150 meg Archive or better. But with JTAPE, you can get an average of 80-90 meg on a DC2120 (60 meg) tape with compression (I have a lot of already compressed stuff stored). The price difference is considerable. But I am really fed up with the software engineers at CMS not being able to get a simple driver produced (Actually, I know it is not simple, but they have had a LONG time to work on it - after all, it is not like they write accouting software too!). I suppose I will just wait it out like a good little customer, but I will not likely consider recommending a JUMBO drive to any of my clients any time soon. And I find that a real shame. Mark. -- Mark J. Bailey, N4XHX "We do our JOB, so you can do yours!" USMAIL: 511 Memorial Blvd., Murfreesboro, TN 37129_______/====X11====\_______ VOICE: +1 615 893 0098 | JobSoft | UUCP: ...!uunet!mjbtn!mjb, ...!raider!mjbtn!mjb | Design & Development Co.| DOMAIN: mjb@mjbtn.JOBSOFT.COM CIS: 76314,160 | Murfreesboro, TN USA | <KA9Q-UNIX-USERS Mailing List-Subscribe: ka9q-unix-requests@mjbtn.jobsoft.com> -- Mark J. Bailey, N4XHX "We do our JOB, so you can do yours!" USMAIL: 511 Memorial Blvd., Murfreesboro, TN 37129_______/====X11====\_______ VOICE: +1 615 893 0098 | JobSoft | UUCP: ...!uunet!mjbtn!mjb, ...!raider!mjbtn!mjb | Design & Development Co.| DOMAIN: mjb@mjbtn.JOBSOFT.COM CIS: 76314,160 | Murfreesboro, TN USA | <KA9Q-UNIX-USERS Mailing List-Subscribe: ka9q-unix-requests@mjbtn.jobsoft.com>