Tekram 390u2w is a nice card with good support. I'm running it along with a IBM
u2w 4.5 gig drive and a Seagate 4/8 travan tape. The card costs around $200,
the drive $210, and the tape unit $275 with one tape.
On Thu, 12 Aug 1999, you wrote:
> A nice DAT drive (4mm or 8mm) would do quite well. Finding one at a
> reasonable price is another question. Also, it'll require that you have a
> SCSI card of some sort. Right now, the leader in SCSI cards as far as Linux
> is concerned is Advansys. However, I've heard some problems with their cards
> (SCSI bus resets, etc.) so I'd consider paying more for an Adaptec,
> especially since Adaptec is starting to support Linux now.
> Just my 2¢ worth! :-)
> John
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Petey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 1999 5:23 PM
> Subject: [newbie] Tape Backup
>
>
> > What is a good tape backup solution for Linux? I'm looking for something
> > cheap that can backup 10-20 GB at a time. I would like to use the backup
> > software that comes with Linux too. Thanks for your input.
> >
> > Jason Peterson
> >
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