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Xref: sserve comp.os.os2.programmer.misc:9455 comp.os.linux.development:8499 comp.os.minix:23596 comp.os.mach:3732 comp.periphs:5391 comp.unix.bsd:13833 comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit:6042 comp.os.386bsd.development:2032 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage:5116 comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware:6208 Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.programmer.misc,comp.os.linux.development,comp.os.minix,comp.os.mach,comp.periphs,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit,comp.os.386bsd.development,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!yeshua.marcam.com!news.kei.com!hookup!swrinde!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!pacbell.com!amdahl!netcomsv!netcom.com!jmonroy From: jmonroy@netcom.com (Jesus Monroy Jr) Subject: QIC NEWS and Notes Vol.2 Special Edition #1 Message-ID: <jmonroyCowz3A.3qs@netcom.com> Keywords: QIC tape system drive buyer's guide Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest) Date: Wed, 27 Apr 1994 10:42:45 GMT Lines: 299 Released to: Released title: Released date: +----------------------------------------+ QQQQQQ II CCCCCC QQ QQ II CC N E W S and N O T E S QQ QQ II CC for 386bsd-Linux-Mach-OS/2 QQ QQ II CC (and sometimes minix & coherent) QQQQQQ II CCCCCC Vol.2 Special Edition #1 QQ (r) Quarter Inch Cartridge (Tape Drives) +----------------------------------------+ News about QIC-40/80 From the desk of the quasi-editor-in-chief: "Just because I am numbering these things don't get the idea that I am going to do any more of these". (Disclaimers move to bottom.. getting to big.) (crowd:YEAH!!) *=======================================* | Tabloid Contents | *=======================================* | <1>__ QIC Tape Systems Buyer's Guide | | <F>__ FLAMES to the editor | | <M>__ Meaningless dribble. | | <N>__ NEXT ISSUE | *=======================================* hint: search for "<?>__" <1>__ QIC Tape Systems Buyer's Guide Please Note: the guide will print out to column 132. SOURCE: QIC Tape Systems Buyer's Guide ADDRESS: Quarter-Inch Cartridge Drive Standards, Inc. 311 East Carrillo Street Santa Barbara, Ca. 93101 Telephone: 805-963-3853 FAX: 805-962-1541 QIC Minicartridge Drives 3.5-inch tape systems - which are the most popular choice for PC and small network tape backup ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Backup Uncompressed Compressed Rate Range Operatlng System QIC Suggested** Product Capaclty Capacity (MB/min) Interface Compatibllity Format List Price Colorado Memory Systems 60 MB 120 MB 3 - 6 MB Floppy DOS, Windows, UNIX QIC-40-MC $169 Jumbo 120 XENIX OS/2, Novell Summit Memory Systems 60 MB 120 MB 3 - 6 MB Floppy DOS, Windows, SCO, QIC-40-MC $199 SE 120 UNIX, NetBlOS, Novell, XENlX, LANtastiC Wangtek 60 MB 120 MB 3 - 6 MB Floppy DOS, Windows, UNIX, QIC-40-MC $265 3040 PK Colorado Memory Systems 60 MB 120 MB 3 - 6 MB Parallel Port DOS, Windows, Novell QIC-40-MC $348 Trakker 120 Colorado Memory Systems 125 MB 250 MB 6 - 10 MB Floppy DOS, Windows, UNIX, QIC-80-MC $199 Jumbo 250 XENlX, OS/2, Novell Conner Peripherals 125 MB 250 MB 6 - 10 MB Floppy DOS, Windows, UNIX, QIC-80-MC $179 Conner C250MQ Novell, XENlX, OS/2 IOmega 125 MB 250 MB 6 - 10 MB Floppy DOS, Windows QIC-80-MC $279 Tape 250 Mountain Network 125 MB 250 MB 2 - 4 MB Floppy DOS, Novell QIC-80-MC $279 FileSafe TD-250 Summit Memory Systems 125 MB 250 MB 6 - 10 MB Floppy DOS, Windows, SCO QIC-80-MC $279 SE 250 UNIX, Novell, NetBlOS XENlX, LANtastic Wangtek 125 MB 250 MB 6 - 10 MB Floppy DOS, Windows, UNIX QIC-80-MC $300 3040 PK Colorado Memory Systems 125 MB 250 MB 6 - 10 MB Parallel Port DOS, Windows, Novell QIC-80-MC $399 Trakker 250 Conner Peripherals 125 MB 250 MB 6 - 10 MB Parallel Port DOS, Windows, Novell QIC-80-MC $429 Conner 250MQP IOmega 125 MB 250 MB 6 - 10 MB Parallel Port DOS, QIC-80-MC $548 Tape 250 Mountain Network 152 MB 305 MB 6 - 10 MB Floppy DOS, Novell QIC-80-MC $799 FifeSafe 8000 Plus Summit Memory Systems 152 MB 305 MB 6 - 10 MB IDE DOS, SCO, UNIX, Novell, QIC-80-MC $359 SE 305 NetBlOS, LANtastic Mountain Network 152 MS 305 MB 6 - 10 MB Parallel Port DOS, Novell, Windows, QIC-80-MC $450 FileSafe Side Car $695 TEAC 580 MB 1.1 GB 14 MB SCSl DOS, Macintosh, QIC-3030-MC $499 MT 01F Novell, XENlX, UNIX Exabyte 750 MB 1.5 GB 34 MB SCSl DOS, Novell, Banyan, QIC-3050-MC $995 FS 1G UNIX, OS/2 QIC Data Cartridge Drives 5.25-inch high performance tape systems for high end PCs, workstations and networks ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sankyo Seiki 100 MB 200 MB 5 MB QIC-36 DOS, Novell, Macintosh, QIC-150-DC $284- ET-60 UNIX, PICK, OS/2, Windows $452 Conner Peripherals 250 MB 7 MB QIC-02 DOS, Windows QIC-150-DC $669 C12505 Conner Peripherals 250 MB 6.7 MB SCSI XENIX, UNIX, Sun, QIC-150-DC $750 CS2500 RS6000, NeXT Mountain Network 250 MB 6.5 MB SCSI DOS, Novell, Windows QIC-150-DC $1,295 FileSafe 7250 Sankyo Seiki 250 MB 500 MB 6.75 MB SCSI DOS, Novell, Macintosh QIC-150-DC $454- ST150 UNIX PICK, OS/2, Windows $642 Tandberg Data 250 MB 500 MB 5.4 MB SCSI DOS, Novell, OS/2, XENIX QIC-150-DC $695- Panther 250 UNIX, Sun, Macintosh, $1,295 Windows Tandberg Data 250 MB 5OO MB 5.4 MB Parallel DOS, OS/2, Windows, QIC-150-DC $995 Panther 250 Portable Novell, UNIX, XENIX Sun, Macintosh Wangtek 250 MB 500 MB 6 MB QIC-02 DOS, Windows, Novell QIC-150-DC $695 5150 PK Tecmar 25O MB 500 MB 12 MB SCSI DOS, Novell, OS/2, QIC-150-DC $795 QIC Vault Macintosh, UNIX $1195 Conner Peripherals 525 MB 14 MB SCSI DOS, OS/2, Windows, QIC-525-DC $900- 5250 Series Novell $1,295 Mountain Network 525 MB 12 MB SCSI DOS, Novell, Windows QIC-525-DC $1,695 FileSafe 7500 Sankyo Seiki 525 MB 1 GB 14 MB SCSI DOS, Novell, Macintosh, QIC-525-DC $601- ST-S25 UNIX, XENIX, OS/2, Windows $788 Tandberg Data 525 MB 1.04 GB 12 MB SCSI DOS, Novell, OS/2, XENIX QIC-525-DC $675 Panther 525 UNIX Sun, Macintosh, $1,375 Windows Tandberg Data 525 MB 1.04 GB 12 MB Parallel DOS, OS/2 Windows, Novell, QIC-525-DC $1,295 Panther 525 Portable UNIX, XENIX, Sun, Macintosh Tecmar 360 MB 720 MB 15 MB SCSI DOS, UNIX, Novell, QIC-525-DC $995 QIC Vault 720 OS/2 $1,395 Wangtek 525 MB 1 GB 12 MB Parallel DOS, Windows, Novell QIC-525-DC $1,325 Tape Port 1000 (Ext) Wangtek 525 MB 12 MB SCSI Sun Solaris, UNIX, Novell QIC-525-DC $725 5525ES Colorado Memory Systems 1.2 GB 2.4 GB 13 MB SCSI DOS, Novell, LANtastic QIC-1000-DC $1,295 PowerTape 2400 PCNet Mountain Network 1.2 GB 12 MB SCSI DOS, Novell Windows, QIC-1000-DC $1,995 FileSafe 71000 Sankyo Seiki 1.2 GB 2.5 GB 14 MB SCSI DOS, Novell Macintosh, QIC-1000-DC $837- ST-1000 UNIX, OS/2 Windows, PICK $1,395 Tandberg Data 1.2 GB 2.4 GB 18 MB SCSI DOS, Novell, OS/2, XENIX, QIC-1000-DC $625- Panther 1200 UNIX, Sun, Macintosh, $1,295 Windows Tecmar 1.2 GB 2.4 GB 18 MB SCSI DOS, UNIX, Novell, QIC-1000-DC $1,295- QIC Vault 2400 OS/2 $1,695 Wangtek 1.2 GB 2.4 GB 17 MB SCSl Novell, DOS, OS/2 (Opt.) QIC-1000 DC $1,575 1000Qi - 4N Wangtek 1.2 GB 17 MB SCSl Sun Solaris, UNIX, Novell QIC-1000-DC $890 51000 HT Conner Peripherals 1.35 MB 2.7 GB 36 MB SCSI DOS, OS/2, Windows, QIC-1350-DC $1,995 13500 Series Novell Colorado Memory Systems 2.5 GB 5 GB 18 MB SCSI DOS, Novell, LANtastic, QIC-2GB-DC $1,995 Power Tape 4000 PCNet, NLM, VAP Mountain Network 2 GB 4 GB 18 MB SCSI DOS, Novell, Windows, QIC-2GB-DC $1,995 FileSafe 7200 Tandberg Data 2.5 GB 5 GB 18 MB SCSl DOS, Novell, OS/2, XENIX, QIC-2GB-DC $995- Panther 2000 UNIX, Sun, Macintosh, $1,670 Windows Tecmar 2 GB 4 GB 18 MB SCSI DOS, UNIX, Novell, QIC-2GB-DC $1995 QIC Vault 4000 OS/2 $2,395 Sankyo Seiki 2.5 GB 5 GB 12 MB SCSI DOS, OS/2, Windows, QIC-2GB DC $1,295 CP 2000 SE Novell, UNIX, PICK, Macintosh Sankyo Seiki 2.5 GB 5 GB 12 MB Parallel DOS, OS/2, Windows, QIC-1000-DC $1,197 QIC 6000 Port Novell, UNIX, PICK, Macintosh Wangtek 5 GB 47 MB SCSI UNIX, Novell QIC-5 GB-DC $1,250 9500 Tecmar 5 GB 47 MB SCSI Novell QIC-5 GB-DC $TBA ProLIne CX QIC 5 ** Prices may vary depending on system configuration. <F>__ FLAMES to the editor >> Hell, you might even want to have a >> section devoted to keeping track of what >> companies are writing (or have written) >> drivers for their hardware... and for which >> operating systems. >> Well, while trying to find a life :^) I managed to run across this information. I thought some of you might enjoy it. ~~~regards the editor jmonroy@netcom.com <M>__ Meaningless dribble. "Unfortunately, since the TCP and IP protocols were not designed by a committee, all these header fields serve some useful purpose and it's not possible to simply omit some in the name of efficiency." -Van Jacobson Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory RFC 1144 "Compressing TCP/IP for Low-Speed Serial Links" "Clients are NOT just desktops." -Tandem Computer; Marketing Group "You Can't expect someone to know when they've had enough." -Bob Roastmaster at Main St. Roasting Co. <N>__ NEXT ISSUE o.... "Are we documenting this?" o.... QIC devices on the port/IRQ .. ==================================================== "QIC" is a registered trademark of the Quarter-Inch Cartridge Drive Standards, Inc. (QIC). This publication is not affiliated with "QIC" or "QIC DATA NEWS". UNIX is a trademark of USL, a division of Novell (last I heard). IBM is a trademark of International Business Machines. (What is a baby IBM called? There's MA BELL.. Hmm) All comments, issues, and errors are only attributable to the quasi-editor-in-chief. Back issues of QIC NEWS and NOTES are available via FTP at etext.archive.umich.edu in /pub/Zines/QIC-News. IF you have specific questions, don't be afraid to send them to: jmonroy@netcom.com subject: [QIC NEWS and NOTES: question] -- Jesus Monroy Jr jmonroy@netcom.com Zebra Research /386BSD/device-drivers /fd /qic /clock /documentation ___________________________________________________________________________