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From: unger@raindrop.seaslug.org (Thomas Unger)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Tape Drives again:  Exebyte 8200
Date: Mon, 1 Apr 1996 01:57:39 GMT
Organization: Wet Weather Consulting
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OK, I got a better catalog.  Actually, I got 'Processor' which has
adds for all sorts of good cheap stuff.  In there I find several
companies selling Exebyte 8200 drives, rated at 2Gig, for around $400.
I'm guessing that these are an old model Exebyte drive, no longer
available new but commonly in use and that these items for sale are
refurbished drives.  

Is this a good tape drive to buy, or already obsolete?  How much do
tapes for this cost?

So far, my best options are the Exebyte 8200 or something that uses
the Travan TR-4 (TR-3?) tapes.

Thanks,

Tom Unger.