jay@metran.UUCP (Jay Ts) (11/17/90)
In article <5785@holston.UUCP>, barton@holston.UUCP (Barton A. Fisk) writes: > In article <318@metran.UUCP> jay@metran.UUCP (Jay Ts) writes: > >In article <1694@chinacat.Unicom.COM>, chip@chinacat.Unicom.COM (Chip Rosenthal) writes: > >> In article <867@zeusa.UUCP> hendrik@zeusa.UUCP (Hendrik Vermooten) writes: > [backup stuff deleted] > > > >In my experience for Xenix and UNIX/386, the DC600 tape drives are much > >faster than the QIC drives, and this is a very important factor. > > > Excuse me. DC600's are tapes made by 3-M not the drives. QIC-24 drives > use the DC-600 tapes. Let's get these straight before we make backup > recommendations. Oops, sorry. That was a confused typo; I was trying to compare QIC-24 drives to the smaller drives that (I guess) must be commonly sold for MS-DOS systems. (OK, so what are *they* called?) My point was that spending more money on a faster tape drive is more than worth it if it means that it will actually be used! I have been trying to set myself straight on this matter, but have mostly been getting more confused: can someone either email or post a *definitive* listing of 1) The types of tape drives available and/or in use (I'm looking for standardized names, not manufacturers' model names), and 2) The tapes that each use, by both a) dimensions (there doesn't seem to be a standard naming system, but I've got a ruler!) b) Manufacturers' product names I am not an expert on tape drives, but I want to become one. Please send me info on the drive(s) you're sure of. Also tell me if you want to be mailed a summary. And if no one else posts comprehensive info, I'll do that too. Jay Ts uunet!pdn!tscs!metran!jay