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From: cgull@smoke.marlboro.vt.us (john hood)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Help me build the (sort of) ultimate FreeBSD Box...
Date: 15 Nov 1995 09:08:13 GMT
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In article <DI29yy.59F@gil.com.au>, David Connors <davidc@gil.com.au> wrote:
>Backup Unit
>-----------
>Sony SDT-5000/BM 8 Gig (4 Gig w/ 2:1 hardware compression)
>(I would especially like advice on this unit or good alternatives)

I have seen a report that this drive doesn't support "FAST SCSI",
presumably synchronous SCSI.  I'll personally vouch for the HP C1533A,
which is a fast and reliable drive.

  --john hood