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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!news.sgi.com!enews.sgi.com!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in3.uu.net!EU.net!Norway.EU.net!nntp.uio.no!solace!mn6.swip.net!seunet!news2.swip.net!nike.volvo.se!cyklop.volvo.se!peter From: peter@cyklop.volvo.se (peter hakanson) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: BSDI Compatible Tape drives Date: 7 Aug 1996 18:13:37 GMT Organization: Volvo Corp. Lines: 28 Message-ID: <4uamch$2rj@nike.volvo.se> References: <31FF7C22.72A6@sloan.org> <Pine.BSI.3.94.960802085343.3663D-100000@picard.chickasaw.com> <1996Aug2.162256.1@spcvxb.spc.edu> <Pine.BSI.3.94.960805095119.17110D-100000@picard.chickasaw.com> <1996Aug5.150904.1@spcvxb.spc.edu> <1996Aug6.153741.12536@ans.net> <1996Aug7.042622.1@spcvxb.spc.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: cyklop.volvo.se X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] We have experienced some trouble with exabyte 4200-c rev 217. We have a replacemnet (rev 235) under test, and that seems to work as it should. Older exabytes (EXABYTE EXB-8200 rev 4.25 8mm) works like a dream! Terry Kennedy, Operations Mgr. (terry@spcvxb.spc.edu) wrote: : In article <1996Aug6.153741.12536@ans.net>, sia@sloan.org (Christopher T. Sia) writes: : > It's nice to know you're from Saint Peter's College. I practically play : > basketball on Friday nights at the gym with a group of guys. I started this : > thread and I was wondering if anyone would know if the Exabyte Eagle96 which : > is on sale this week at Compusa is compatible with the BSDI? : I've only used 4MM drives, but a friend of mine has some sort of Exabyte : on his BSDI box and it works Ok. I believe it's an 8200-style (older) unit, : but if the older ones work the newer ones "should" as well. : CompUSA stuff is 30-day returnable, right? Couldn't hurt to try it... : Terry Kennedy Operations Manager, Academic Computing : terry@spcvxa.spc.edu St. Peter's College, Jersey City, NJ USA : +1 201 915 9381 (voice) +1 201 435-3662 (FAX) -- -- Peter Hakanson VolvoData Dep 2580 phone +46 31 66 74 27